"A comparative analysis of juvenile justice systems, this book features the contributions of international experts. Topics include the history of juvenile justice, the nature and status of delinquency, and how well current legislation complies with the Standard Minimum Rules of …
In the last two decades data on girls' detention and incarceration reveals a remakable shift in their treatment, resulting in increased arrest and detention. It is now the case that girls coming into the criminal justice system are much more likely to be jailed.
In the last two decades data on girls' detention and incarceration reveals a remarkable shift in their treatment, resulting in increased arrest and detention. It is now the case that girls coming into the criminal justice system are much more likely to be jailed.
A New Juvenile Justice System aims at nothing less than a complete reform of the existing system--not minor change or even significant overhaul, but the replacement of the existing system with a different vision. The authors in this volume--academics, activists, researchers, and…
This title is about the involvement of young people in criminality and the subsequent response of the authorities to their activities. It is designed as an accessible textbook for students taking courses in youth justice or training for work in the youth justice system.
This title is about the involvement of young people in criminality and the subsequent response of the authorities to their activities. It is designed as an accessible textbook for students taking courses in youth justice or training for work in the youth justice system.
Juvenile justice in Europe: past, present and future
"At a time when Europe is witnessing major cultural, social, economic and political challenges and transformations, this book brings together leading researchers and experts to consider a range of pressing questions relating to the historical origins, contemporary manifestations…
Previous edition published in 2003.
"Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and or tr…
Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and/or tra…
In the past ten years, much has changed in terms of youth justice policies in Canada as well as in the way Canadian society has evolved. Canada has a new Act governing youth crime, and there are indications that the Act will be revised again to make it "tougher" on youth in conf…
Begriffe aus dem Strafrecht sind nicht immer leicht zu verstehen - wer in der Psychosozialen Prozessbegleitung, der Jugend-, Bewährungs- und Gerichtshilfe, der Opferhilfe oder der Begleitung von Beschuldigten tätig ist, muss aber um deren Bedeutung wissen, um die Klient:innen un…