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Zusatztext 'This volume constitutes a source of reference material on a wide range of concerns about the youth justice system. It makes a powerful case for the need for reform and aims to provide readers with the evidence and analysis to inform the design of a new! more just and constructive system of youth justice! particularly in England and Wales.' '...this book is wide ranging! and likely to be of interest to many different readers as a source of debate and as a signpost to a wealth of research and theory. It reinforces the message that we all have much to learn from experiences outside our own national boundaries.'-Bernadette Wilkinson!KWP! Independent Trainer and Consultant in Criminal Justice! in EuroVista Journal vol2 issue 1 2012 Informationen zum Autor David Smith is an Honorary Professor in the School of Law at Edinburgh University, and Visiting Professor at the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics. Klappentext Antisocial and criminal behaviour involving children and young people has been of increasing public concern over the last 25 years. As an accompaniment to the Report of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour (2010), this book takes a new look at the problem of youth offending and government, and examines society's response to this. The main focus rests on England and Wales, but the nature of responses in other parts of the world are also analyzed for comparative purposes. Zusammenfassung Reviews youth crime and different responses to it, focussing particularly on England and Wales but also analysing for comparative purposes the nature of responses in other parts of the world, in particular Canada. This title is suitable for practitioners, policy makers, and students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Need for a Fresh Start 2. Changing Patterns of Youth 3. Time Trends in Youth Crime and in Justice System Responses 4. Responses to Youth Crime 5. Responses to Anti-social Behaviour 6. Causes of Offending and Anti-social Behaviour 7. Preventing Youth Crime: evidence and opportunities 8. Families and Parenting 9. Models of Youth Justice 10. Youth Justice Reform in Canada: reducing use of courts and custody without increasing youth crime 11. Public Opinion, Politics, and the Response to Youth Crime 12. Key reforms: principles, costs, benefits, politics...
