Lost in Transition - Young Adult Offenders in the Criminal Justice System

Friedrich Losel is Director of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge and Professor or Psychology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.Sir Anthony Bottoms is Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Professor of Criminology at the University of Sheffield.David P. Farrington is Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh. Young adults aged 18-21 are at the peak age for offending, but they have been neglected in comparison with young people under 18, they have few programmes designed specially for them, and they are held in adult prisons rather than Young Offender Institutions. This book focuses upon young adults and the treatment in the criminal justice system. Zusammenfassung This book brings together leading experts to analyse both theoretical and policy issues relating to young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system, exploring different approaches to crime prevention and the treatment of offenders. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Young Adult Offenders in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems in Europe 3. Youth, Alcohol, and Aggression 4. Childhood Risk Factors for Young Adult Offending: Onset and Persistence 5. Young Adult Offenders in Custodial Institutions: Vulnerability, Relationships and Risks 6. What Works in Correctional Treatment and Rehabilitation for Young Adults? 7. Young Women in Transition: from Offending to Desistance 8. Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System among Young Adult Would-Be Desisters 9. Lost in Transition? A View from the Youth Justice Board ...

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Anthony Bottoms (Editeur), Anthony E. Bottoms (Editeur), David P. Farrington (Editeur), Farrington David P. (Editeur), Friedrich Losel (Editeur), Friedrich Lösel (Editeur)
• Edition: Willan Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9781843922711
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-271-1
• Pages: 256
• Thèmes: Cambridge Criminal Justice Series; Cambridge Criminal Justice Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit pénal, droit de procédure pénale, criminologie; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Penology and punishment, Criminal justice law, Causes and prevention of crime, Juvenile Criminal Law