Examining the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide this title compares the differing responses of English and Norwegian criminal justice systems to two high profile cases those of the killers of James Bulg…
"The topical and disturbing problem of the causes of social exclusion in young people is brought vividly to life in this book. Exploring the central issues of parenting styles, schooling, bullying, truancy and peer pressure, the book explores how environmental experiences play a…
This report synthesizes two approaches to a topical problem: the concern with social deviancy and crime which focuses on failure; and research on educational development which focuses on success. The book explores how environmental experiences (including parenting and bullying) …
"This book examines young people's involvement in crime (including crimes of violence, vandalism, shoplifting, burglary and car crime) as both victims and offenders." "The findings of this study suggest the existence of three main groups of adolescent offenders: propensity induc…
Provides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States, paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this, based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation.
