Juvenile offenders Books

Trade Review“This is a remarkable and unusual book, in drawing directly on the voices of children and young people from a group subject to particular attention in the news media, as well as the views of representatives of the media and of relevant children’s organizations. … This book is highly recommended as a contribution to studies in youth criminology and transitional justice, and is also of interest more widely in respect of children’s rights and the role of the media.” (Julie Doughty, Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 46 (1), March, 2019)“The book has a coherent structure, mixes objectivity with obvious (and appropriate) passion and combines detail with readability. It is both a valuable addition to the literature on youth crime and justice and contributes more broadly to a critical understanding of the place of children and young people in contemporary society. It deserves a wide readership.” (Tim Bateman, Children & Society, Vol. 32, 2018)Table of ContentsPART I: THE THEORETICAL CONTEXT.- Chapter 1. Researching the Media Representations of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 2. The Significance and Impact of the Media in Contemporary Society.- Chapter 3. The Impact of Social Reaction on Contemporary Policy Responses to Children and Young People.- PART II: MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS, SOCIAL REACTION AND THE IMPACT.- Chapter 4. Print Media Content Analysis.- Chapter 5. Reading the ‘Riots’.- Chapter 6. ‘It’s the Nature of the Beast’.- Chapter 7. ‘The Hidden Voices’ in the Media.- PART III: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE POLICY RESPONSES.- Chapter 8. Reading Between the Headlines

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Book SynopsisTeen legal rights are perpetually changing in American society, whether in the classroom, at work, or within family and community settings. Fully revised and updated to reflect important changes in the legal status and rights of young people from all walks of life, the fourth edition of Teen Legal Rights is an accessible and indispensable resource to help teenagers navigate and understand the extent and limitations of their rights and liberties.Employing a simple FAQ format organized into nearly two dozen topical chapters (including new chapters devoted to such subjects as immigration and trans youth), First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson Jr. provides an authoritative analysis of the judicial system as it pertains to teens and their interests, explaining important court decisions, legal arguments, and legislative changes to help teens better understand how their rights are evolving as they move deeper into the 2020s.

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Book SynopsisThis exciting new book outlines the state of practice now in flux within structures created by New Labour but moving in a different direction under the Coalition Government. It explores opportunities for a fresh orientation that places young people at the centre and works collaboratively to nurture strengths, competences and capital.Trade Review"This is a very welcome book...there are useful `implications for practice’ sections at the end of each chapter as well as recommendations for further reading...A book that should certainly appeal to both students and practitioners of youth justice." Professional Social Work“As the New Labour youth justice orthodoxy begins to unravel, Robinson delivers precisely what is required. She offers a radical but realistic prescription for youth justice practice based on an understanding of young people as active protagonists in determining their own future, albeit in adverse circumstances. The book deserves a wide audience. “ Dr Tim Bateman, Reader in youth justice, University of Bedfordshire"This is a landmark book. Robinson's scholarly and measured voice draws out 'state of the art' theory and empirical research at the same time as drawing in practitioners and providing them with the tools to think reflexively about their practice and the policy field they work within. Should be necessary reading for everyone currently working in youth justice!" Professor Jo Phoenix, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsSection 1: Theories and concepts of youth and justice; Growing up in the modern world; Young people at the margins; Youth justice histories; Youth justice - present and future; Section 2: Issues for young people; The transition from school to work; Sex and relationships; Mental health and well-being; Growing up in public care; Telling tales of alcohol and drugs; The anti-social behaviour agenda; Section 3: Issues for youth justice practice; Aspects of risk; Safeguarding young people; Collaborative and multi-agency working; Prevention and pre-court intervention; Challenging practice in the courts; Restorative justice and the referral order initiative; Working with young people on community orders; Imprisoning young people.

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Book SynopsisThis exciting new book outlines the state of practice now in flux within structures created by New Labour but moving in a different direction under the Coalition Government. It explores opportunities for a fresh orientation that places young people at the centre and works collaboratively to nurture strengths, competences and capital.Trade Review"This is a very welcome book...there are useful `implications for practice’ sections at the end of each chapter as well as recommendations for further reading...A book that should certainly appeal to both students and practitioners of youth justice." Professional Social Work“As the New Labour youth justice orthodoxy begins to unravel, Robinson delivers precisely what is required. She offers a radical but realistic prescription for youth justice practice based on an understanding of young people as active protagonists in determining their own future, albeit in adverse circumstances. The book deserves a wide audience. “ Dr Tim Bateman, Reader in youth justice, University of Bedfordshire"This is a landmark book. Robinson's scholarly and measured voice draws out 'state of the art' theory and empirical research at the same time as drawing in practitioners and providing them with the tools to think reflexively about their practice and the policy field they work within. Should be necessary reading for everyone currently working in youth justice!" Professor Jo Phoenix, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsSection 1: Theories and concepts of youth and justice; Growing up in the modern world; Young people at the margins; Youth justice histories; Youth justice - present and future; Section 2: Issues for young people; The transition from school to work; Sex and relationships; Mental health and well-being; Growing up in public care; Telling tales of alcohol and drugs; The anti-social behaviour agenda; Section 3: Issues for youth justice practice; Aspects of risk; Safeguarding young people; Collaborative and multi-agency working; Prevention and pre-court intervention; Challenging practice in the courts; Restorative justice and the referral order initiative; Working with young people on community orders; Imprisoning young people.

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book presents the shocking truth about the lives and deaths of children in custody. Drawing on human rights legislation, it outlines the harsh realities of penal child custody. The issues are explored through the lens of protection, not punishment, and the author finds there can be only one conclusion: child prisons must close.Trade Review“Carolyne Willow exposes cruel, inhuman and degrading realities facing children exiled to prison. This book is recommended to everyone who cares about child protection and human rights.” Thomas Hammarberg, adviser on human rights to the United Nations and European Union"Carolyne Willow's evocative and troubling book on the imprisonment of children is a damning indictment of the ways in which vulnerable individuals are treated by the criminal justice system." British Journal of Criminology"Robust and shocking, this book is very moving and must provide the platform for reform to better protect the young people who we lock up and keep out of sight.” Peter Wanless, chief executive, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children“Carolyne Willow’s book is timely evidence that the justice secretary’s proposal to imprison 320 children, in what he euphemistically calls a secure college, compounds present abuse.” Lord Ramsbotham, former chief inspector of prisons for England and Wales"Child imprisonment is always abusive. No child should sleep in a cell nor call prison 'home'. 'Children behind bars' will inform you, sear your heart and stir your conscience to action." Yvonne Bailey, mother of Joseph Scholes“Carolyne Willow’s carefully researched analysis of child abuse in prison, illustrated by haunting case studies, shames our society. Prisons are not safe places, and children should not be sent there.” Sir William Utting, former chief inspector of social services for England"This book represents a work of great empathy...should strongly influence policymakers, politicians and those involved in youth justice to rethink and change the practice of sending children to prison." Child Abuse Review"This is the book we've all been waiting for, assembled by an author who has passion, knowledge and wisdom." Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder and director of Kids Company"This book highlights the need for reform of juvenile offenders in Britain, but can appeal to an international audience as child imprisonment is not only a British fallacy." Child Adolescent Social Work Journal"All of the evidence points to the corrosive, ineffective and damaging effects of child imprisonment. Willow’s book further strengthens the compelling case for abolition." Professor Barry Goldson, The University of Liverpool“The British obsession with prison has cost the lives of too many children. Carolyne Willow’s book exposes the raw and terrible truth about state-sanctioned abuse of children in custody. Read her book and then take action to end to the use of prison for our children.” Frances Crook, chief executive, Howard League for Penal ReformTable of ContentsIntroduction; Things were not right at home; They just don't listen; I think it’s quite like rape; I can't breathe; What gives them the right to hit a child in the nose; We should be able to hug our families; Every night I'm starving; Children were given bags to urinate in; The violence is unbelievable; Listen to the kids; They shouldn't be there.

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Book SynopsisThis topical book outlines a model of positive youth justice: Children First, Offenders Second (CFOS), which promotes child-friendly, diversionary, inclusionary, engaging, promotional practice and legitimate partnership between children and adults to serve as a blueprint for other local authorities and countries.Trade Review"This book is comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date covering all aspects of youth justice. It is a ‘must buy’ and required reading for established academics, students and youth justice professionals" Sean Creaney, Trustee of the National Association for Youth Justice"By building on and extending their long-term local research project in Swansea, Haines and Case make a welcome contribution to rethinking youth justice law, policy and practice." Professor Barry Goldson, The University of Liverpool?"This thought-provoking and timely book will speak to the interests of many ... a welcome addition to the youth justice literature." Dr Laura Kelly, Liverpool John Moores UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Children First, Offenders Second philosophy of positive youth justice ; Positive Youth Justice – Introducing Children First, Offenders Second; What is Children First, Offenders Second?; The context of Children First, Offenders Second positive youth justice: evolution through devolution; Putting children first in the youth justice system; Progressive diversion; Progressive prevention-promotion; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the findings of a two-year European research project, this book presents a new model for responding meaningfully and effectively the 'problem' of how to respond to violence involving young people that continues to challenge youth workers and policy makers.Trade Review"Impressively steps outside of the norms associated with existing youth work scholarship making an important, wide-ranging contribution to our knowledge of youth work’s role in responding to youth violence.” Ross Deuchar, University of the West of ScotlandTable of ContentsPreface ~ John Pitts; Part 1: Literature review, theoretical frame and researching youth violence; Youth work and youth violence in a European context; Our theoretical frame; Using participatory research methods to study youth violence; Part 2: Responding meaningfully to youth violence; Working at the personal (P) level; Working at the community(C) level; Working at the structural (S) level; Working at the existential (E) level; Part 3: Rethinking youth work practice and policy; Rethinking some youth worker tales; Working with intersectional identities; Creating policy for good practice; Part 4: Youth work responses in action - case studies of praxis; Responding to structural and symbolic violence: A comparative case study; A sports based response to youth violence; Exploring “Confrontational Pedagogy”; Embedding Community Work; Ethnopraxis in action; Imagining realistic alternatives.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the findings of a two-year European research project, this book presents a new model for responding meaningfully and effectively the 'problem' of how to respond to violence involving young people that continues to challenge youth workers and policy makers.Trade Review"Impressively steps outside of the norms associated with existing youth work scholarship making an important, wide-ranging contribution to our knowledge of youth work’s role in responding to youth violence.” Ross Deuchar, University of the West of ScotlandTable of ContentsPreface ~ John Pitts; Part 1: Literature review, theoretical frame and researching youth violence; Youth work and youth violence in a European context; Our theoretical frame; Using participatory research methods to study youth violence; Part 2: Responding meaningfully to youth violence; Working at the personal (P) level; Working at the community(C) level; Working at the structural (S) level; Working at the existential (E) level; Part 3: Rethinking youth work practice and policy; Rethinking some youth worker tales; Working with intersectional identities; Creating policy for good practice; Part 4: Youth work responses in action - case studies of praxis; Responding to structural and symbolic violence: A comparative case study; A sports based response to youth violence; Exploring “Confrontational Pedagogy”; Embedding Community Work; Ethnopraxis in action; Imagining realistic alternatives.

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Book SynopsisEighteen years ago, performance artist Liza Jessie Peterson never thought that her day of substitute teaching at Rikers Island C-74 would change the course of her life, but it did. It ignited a lifelong passion--which continues in her work with incarcerated kids today--to make a difference in the lives of youth in trouble. Her powerful narrative captures the essence, humor, intellect, creativity and psychology of children in the penal system. She intimately introduces readers to her students. We see them, smell their musk, feel their attitudes, hear their voices and learn how they came to be jailed--residents of the island. Everyone in the classroom grows-including the teacher-in this must-read memoir for anyone who cares about children and education. Peterson''s perspective and insights will make any teacher a better teacher. This book will encourage and empower anyone committed to social justice.

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Book SynopsisWith case studies ranging from police courts to the High Court of Justiciary, the book offers a lively account of the way children experienced Scotland's early juvenile justice system.

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Book Synopsis What should be done with minors who kill, maim, defile, and destroy the lives of others? The state of Texas deals with some of its most serious and violent youthful offenders through “determinate sentencing,” a unique sentencing structure that blends parts of the juvenile and adult justice systems. Once adjudicated via determinate sentencing, offenders are first incarcerated in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). As they approach age eighteen, they are either transferred to the Texas prison system to serve the remainder of their original determinate sentence or released from TYC into Texas’s communities. The first long-term study of determinate sentencing in Texas, Lost Causes examines the social and delinquent histories, institutionalization experiences, and release and recidivism outcomes of more than 3,000 serious and violent juvenile offenders who received such sentences between 1987 and 2011. The authors seek to understand the process, outcomesTable of ContentsForeword by James W. Marquart Acknowledgments Introduction Determinate Sentencing and the Texas Youth Commission: A Timeline 1. Origins and Discoveries 2. The Determinate Sentencing Act in Texas 3. The Sheep That Got Lost 4. Doing Time in the Texas Youth Commission 5. Another Second Chance 6. The Burden of Second Chances 7. Three Decades Later 8. The Last Word Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisChildren 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 transferring into the adult criminal justice system. Justice for Kids is a volume of work by leading academics and activists that focuses on ways to intervene at the earliest possible point to rehabilitate and redirectto keep kids out of the systemrather than to punish and drive kids deeper. Justice for Kids presents a compelling argument for rethinking and restructuring the juvenile justice system as we know it. This unique collection explores the system's fault lines with respect to all children, and focuses in particular on issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation that skew the system. Most importantly, it provides specific program initiatives that offer alternatives to our thinking about preventiTrade ReviewJudges and attorneys as well as law enforcement agencies and juvenile advocates will find this book useful as they work toward the goal of fair treatment and justice for juveniles, both guilty and innocent. * Library Journal *Justice for Kids presents comprehensive research and evidence-based practices anchored in sound, creative and critical analysis necessary to transform both our youth-serving institutions and our moral intuitions and commitments to all of our children. -- Mark Fondacaro,co-author of Juveniles at Risk: A Plea for Preventive JusticeThis remarkable and sobering collection of scholarly works shines much-needed light on our nations unjust treatment of youth and how the injustice flows most heavily along the lines of race, poverty and disability. Educators, policymakers, and advocates all should find this book as motivating as it is disturbing: for every reason it gives to despair about the current system, it also reveals a pathway toward a far less populated system of juvenile justice, one that actually helps children rather than harms them. -- Daniel Losen,co-author of The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Structuring Legal ReformTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I System Change 1 Redefining the Footprint of Juvenile Justice in America 2 Delinquency and Daycare 3 Challenging the Overuse of Foster Care and Disrupting the Path to Delinquency and Prison 4 Preventing Incarceration through Special Education and Mental Health Collaboration for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 5 Looking for Air: Excavating Destructive Educational and Racial Policies to Build Successful School CommunitiesPart II Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation 6 The Black Nationalist Cure to Disproportionate Minority Contact 7 Girl Matters: Unfinished Work 8 Supporting Queer Youth Part III Legal Socialization and Policing 9 Deterring Serious and Chronic Offenders 10 "I Want to Talk to My Mom"Part IV Model Programs 11 Moving beyond Exclusion 12 The Line of Prevention 13 What It Takes to Transform a School inside a Juvenile Justice Facility About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisSix compelling histories of youth crime in the twentieth century Ages of Anxiety presents six case studies of juvenile justice policy in the twentieth century from around the world, adding context to the urgent and international conversation about youth, crime, and justice. By focusing on magistrates, social workers, probation and police officers, and youth themselves, editors William S. Bush and David S. Tanenhaus highlight the role of ordinary people as meaningful and consequential historical actors. After providing an international perspective on the social history of ideas about how children are different from adults, the contributors explain why those differences should matter for the administration of justice. They examine how reformers used the idea of modernization to build and legitimize juvenile justice systems in Europe and Mexico, and present histories of policing and punishing youth crime. Ages of Anxiety introduces a new theoretical model for interpreting historical reseaTrade ReviewThis well-integrated book of readings focuses on the development of juvenile justice policy from an international social history perspective … The writing style for most of the chapters is complex but within the grasp of undergraduate students at most universities. The book is well referenced and adequately indexed. Most of the contributors are recognized as well qualified to speak on the material that they present. This book is recommended for libraries serving departments of history, criminology, criminal justice, psychology, social work, or sociology that seek to offer expanded holdings. -- CHOICEFocusing on magistrates, social workers, probation and police officers, and youth themselves, contributors to Bush and Tanenhaus’s volume highlight the role of ordinary people as meaningful and consequential historical actors through a presentation of six case studies of juvenile justice policy in the twentieth century from around the world. -- Law & Social InquiryAges of Anxiety continues the opening of a field that has woefully neglected comparative questions, both within countries including the United States, and especially worldwide. Moving beyond the U.S. case gives a breath of fresh air to research, teaching, public policy and social practice, and will be vital to addressing the actual and interconnected global crises of juvenile injustice. -- Geoff Ward,Author of The Black Child-Savers: Racial Democracy and Juvenile Justice

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Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAn unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together original contributions from some of the world''s leading voices.While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other justice systems around the world and how adults are treated, juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law throughout the world is less often studied. This important volume fills a large gap in the study of juvenile justice by providing an unprecedented comparison of criminal justice and juvenile justice systems across the world, looking for points of comparison and policy variance that can lead to positive change in the United States. Distinguished criminology scholars Franklin Zimring, Máximo Langer, and David Tanenhaus, and the contributors cover countries from Western Europe to rising powers like China, India, and countries in Latin America. The book discusses important issues such as tTrade ReviewJuvenile Justice in Global Perspective successfully makes the point that an adequate understanding of youth justice requires the multiple comparisonsto adult systems, to other systems, to social policiescontained in this volume. It is an impressive contribution to the field. -- Anthony Doob,co-author of Justice for Girls?This book is a major contribution to the literature on juvenile justice. Editors Franklin E. Zimring, Máximo Langer, and David S. Tanenhausall of whom are leading voices in the field of juvenile justicehave gathered together other top scholars from around the world to present a compelling transnational perspective.They examine reform efforts in China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and South Korea.In doing so, they provide a brilliant synthesis of juvenile justice reform efforts across the globe, enabling readers to appreciate why a commitment to a separate system of juvenile justice is universal. -- Martin Guggenheim,author of What’s Wrong with Children’s RightsWith chapters on China, India, Latin America, Africa, and beyond, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective is truly global in a way that no previous work has been. Besides being a hugely useful resource, though, the book also triggers important theoretical debates on the purpose and lasting value of separate systems of juvenile justice internationally. It should be widely read. -- Shadd Maruna,author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their LivesThis book is a valuable resource for academic courses designed to compare and contrast juvenile justice systems and gain an appreciation of how different cultures approach juvenile justice. * Juvenile Justice Exchange *Provides significant details and insight into worldwide juvenile justice systems that are not well documented in previous literature. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus Part I. The Legacy of the 1990s 5 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale 7 Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s 37 Franklin E. Zimring Part II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 53 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders 55 Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality 94 Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy 120 James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants 130 David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality 149 James B. Jacobs vi " Contents 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures 169 Franklin E. Zimring Part III. Making Change Happen 187 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain 189 Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms 216 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus About the Contributors 235 Index 239

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2020 ACJS Outstanding Book Award, given by the Academy of Criminal Justice SciencesA major statement on the juvenile justice system by one of America's leading expertsThe juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy. Its institutional practices reflect our changing ideas about children and crime control. The Evolution of the Juvenile Court provides a sweeping overview of the American juvenile justice system's development and change over the past century. Noted law professor and criminologist Barry C. Feld places special emphasis on changes over the last 25 yearsthe ascendance of get tough crime policies and the more recent Supreme Court recognition that children are different.Feld's comprehensive historical analyses trace juvenile courts' evolution though four periodsthe original Progressive Era, the Due Process Revolution in the 1960s, the Get Tough Era of the 1980s and 1990s, and today's Kids Are Different era. In each period, changes in the economTrade ReviewFeld has created a thorough and insightful history of the juvenile court system that is a worthy read for both those new to the field and those with extensive knowledge. Furthermore, the book is presented in a manner that is accessible to non-academics while supplying the depth and documentation that those in academia desire. Finally, through the breadth of the scholarship, the work has relevance to those whose focus is law, history, crime, policy, or social science. Feld has crafted a seminal book in the study and interpretation of the juvenile court. -- American Journal of SociologyIts about time someone wrote a book that informs readers about the unadulterated truth of how we treat kids in America. It isnt flattering, and worse, the future doesnt look promising despite reform movements peppered across our nation. * Juvenile Justice Information Exchange *Feld has delivered an important book that will enrich scholars understanding of race and juvenile justice in the recent American past. Though the work might have more closely examined the tensions within, and failures of, the US juvenile justice system since its inception-not just in the & Get Tough era-Feld nonetheless makes a compelling case for reform and restitution. * Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *Barry C. Feld has been a longtime advocate for young people and a critic of the juvenile justice system. The Evolution of the Juvenile Court culminates his career, bringing together broad and deep knowledge across numerous fields to make a powerful argument for change. The book will be highly valuable for scholars in various disciplines and for policy makers across the United States and beyond. -- The Journal of American HistoryFelds work contributes to our understanding of the transformations in the juvenile court across the 20th century[His] work provides a solid foundation from which to rethink the interplay of race, gender, and class as well as the social and political context in the criminalizing of children. -- Miroslava Chávez-García,Professor in the Department of History with affiliate status in the Departments of Chicana and ChicaProfessor Feld wrote (and continues to write) in a unique way, integrating legal and social science research, with an underlying passion for doing right by children and youth in our society[Most] recently, The Evolution of the Juvenile Court: Race, Politics, and the Criminalizing of Juvenile Justice provides an up-to-date, thorough, critical, and evidence-based assessment of past and current juvenile justice philosophy and system operations in our country. It is a book that should be read and utilized by policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, and students. -- David L. Myers,Professor and Director of Criminal Justice PhD Program, University of New HavenNo one understands the creation, evolution, and transformation of the juvenile court more than Barry Feld. In The Evolution of the Juvenile Court, Feld reveals the recurring exploitation of delinquency as a politically-contested notion throughout the courts first century. Feld applies his vast knowledge of youth crime and juvenile justice to explain how enlightenment science has launched a new era to advance child development within the law. This book shows a path forward to realize the twin ideals of the juvenile court and the foundational rights of adolescents. -- Jeffrey Fagan,Co-editor of The Changing Borders of Juvenile JusticeProvides a comprehensive history of juvenile justice, from the creation of the first juvenile court to the current era. Feld applies his deep reading of legal, social, economic, demographic, and crime trends throughout the past century to help us understand how and why we punish children as we do, and what we should do better. Feld weaves together his background as legal scholar, historian, and sociologist to produce this extraordinary analysis - it is the most thorough and important treatment of juvenile justice I have read. -- Aaron Kupchik,Author of Homeroom Security: School Discipline in an Age of FearStudents of juvenile justice, youth advocates, and policymakers need to read this book. They will undoubtedly learn the sad reality of late twentieth-century juvenile justice reforms, and why current policies disproportionately punish impoverished minority youth. No scholar has written more persuasively and boldly about the legal, sociological, and developmental reasons to pursue justice for all juveniles than Barry Feld. -- Simon I. Singer,Author of America's Safest City: Delinquency and Modernity in SuburbiaFor readers interested in policy, this book highlights how economic and public policy decisions that disproportionately affected minority groups created many of the disparities that are seen in the juvenile justice system today... For other readers, this book is critical in educating them on the decisions and events that have shaped the juvenile justice system thus far, to ensure that there is a shift to the creation of a more effective justice system for children in the United States. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *The book holds the juvenile court as the dependent variable and aims to examine the influence of social and political contexts, as well as perspectives on race, class, gender, age, and crime, on the changes to the juvenile system. [...] [It is] extremely effective in bringing attention to the influence that outside factors have on the juvenile justice system * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *

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Book SynopsisHow were criminal children dealt with in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Over this hundred-year period, ideas about the way children should behave - and how they should be corrected when they misbehaved - changed dramatically, and Emma Watkins and Barry Godfrey, in this accessible and expert guide, provide a fascinating introduction to this neglected subject. They describe a time in which 'juvenile delinquency' was 'invented', when the problem of youth crime and youth gangs developed, and society began to think about how to stop criminal children from developing into criminal adults. Through a selection of short biographies of child criminals, they give readers a direct view of the experience of children who spent time in prisons, reformatory schools, industrial schools and borstals, and those who were transported to Australia. They also include a section showing how researchers can carry out their own research on child offenders, the records they will need and how to use them, so the book is a rare combination of academic guide and how-to-do-it manual. It offers readers cutting-edge scholarship by experts in the field and explains how they can explore the subject and find out about the lives of offending children.

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Book SynopsisFor many children and young people, Britain is a harmful society in which to grow up. This book contextualizes the violence that occurs between a small number of young people within a wider perspective on social harm. Aimed at academics, youth workers and policy makers, the book presents a new way to make sense of this pressing social problem. The authors also propose measures to substantially improve the lives of Britain’s young people in areas ranging from the early years to youth services and the criminal justice system.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Against Youth Violence and Against ‘Youth Violence’ A harmful society Why are we ‘against youth violence’? Structure and style 1. The Nature and Scale of Interpersonal Violence in Britain Introduction Sources of data: strengths and limitations Interpersonal violence in England and Wales Interpersonal violence in London Conclusion 2. Developing an Approach to Social Harm Introduction Why not simply focus on ‘crime’ in children and young people’s lives? From crime to social harm Our approach to social harm Conclusion 3. The Importance of Mattering in Young People’s Lives Introduction The importance of mattering An insecure society? Social changes and global processes affecting young people’s sense of mattering in Britain today Conclusion 4. Social Harm and Mattering in Young People’s Lives Introduction Poverty and inequality Declining welfare support: under-resourced communities and social care systems Schools and education Unemployment and ‘marginal work’ Housing and homelessness Harm and subjectivity, structure and agency Relative prevalence of social harms Conclusion 5. Social Harm, Mattering and Violence Introduction The functions of violence and the factors most commonly associated with it Social harm, the struggle to matter and the propensity to engage in violence Conclusion 6. Harmful Responses to ‘Youth Violence’ Introduction An age-old mythology perennially resurfacing with ‘perpetual novelty’ Demonize them Punish and control them Save them Conclusion Conclusion: Towards a Less Harmful Society for Young People Introduction The central arguments of this book: social harm, mattering and violence between young people 2030: a near-future dystopia The changes that we need to improve life for Britain’s young people Address harm, reduce inequality, enhance care

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Book SynopsisFor many children and young people, Britain is a harmful society in which to grow up. This book contextualizes the violence that occurs between a small number of young people within a wider perspective on social harm. Aimed at academics, youth workers and policy makers, the book presents a new way to make sense of this pressing social problem. The authors also propose measures to substantially improve the lives of Britain’s young people in areas ranging from the early years to youth services and the criminal justice system.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Against Youth Violence and Against ‘Youth Violence’ A harmful society Why are we ‘against youth violence’? Structure and style 1. The Nature and Scale of Interpersonal Violence in Britain Introduction Sources of data: strengths and limitations Interpersonal violence in England and Wales Interpersonal violence in London Conclusion 2. Developing an Approach to Social Harm Introduction Why not simply focus on ‘crime’ in children and young people’s lives? From crime to social harm Our approach to social harm Conclusion 3. The Importance of Mattering in Young People’s Lives Introduction The importance of mattering An insecure society? Social changes and global processes affecting young people’s sense of mattering in Britain today Conclusion 4. Social Harm and Mattering in Young People’s Lives Introduction Poverty and inequality Declining welfare support: under-resourced communities and social care systems Schools and education Unemployment and ‘marginal work’ Housing and homelessness Harm and subjectivity, structure and agency Relative prevalence of social harms Conclusion 5. Social Harm, Mattering and Violence Introduction The functions of violence and the factors most commonly associated with it Social harm, the struggle to matter and the propensity to engage in violence Conclusion 6. Harmful Responses to ‘Youth Violence’ Introduction An age-old mythology perennially resurfacing with ‘perpetual novelty’ Demonize them Punish and control them Save them Conclusion Conclusion: Towards a Less Harmful Society for Young People Introduction The central arguments of this book: social harm, mattering and violence between young people 2030: a near-future dystopia The changes that we need to improve life for Britain’s young people Address harm, reduce inequality, enhance care

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Book SynopsisDepending on their dynamics, neighbourhoods may serve to contain or exacerbate youth violence. This book uses fascinating ethnographic and interview data to explore the disappearance of localized relationships in a South London housing estate. Through a comparative analysis of the experiences of different generations, James Alexander considers the impact of both wider socio-economic developments and the gradual move from neighbourly to professional support for young people. As well as evaluating the effectiveness of youth work programmes, he considers how the actions of neighbours and the decisions of policymakers influence how supported young people feel and, consequently, their vulnerability to criminal influences.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Nearly Two Decades of Concern, yet Young People Are Still Dying 2. The Wider Historical and Social Context of ‘Black Criminality’ and Youth Violence 3. Exploring the Neighbourhood 4. Localised Disempowerment and the Development of Criminal Cultures 5. All Alone: Youth Isolation and the Embedding of a Violent Street Culture 6. Studio Time, Drill and the Criminalisation of Black Culture 7. Separated, Isolated, Unconnected 8. The New Normal: From Gang Violence to Individualised Danger and Child Criminal Exploitation 9. Learning from the Past, or More of the Same 10. Conclusion: Better Support but the Violence Remains

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Book SynopsisWhereas crime more generally has fallen over the last 20 years, levels of serious youth violence remain high. This book presents innovative research into the complex relationship between adverse childhood experiences and serious youth violence. While the implementation of trauma-informed approaches to working with adolescents in the justice system is becoming common practice, there remains a dearth of research into the efficacy of such approaches. Foregrounding young people’s voices, this book explores the theoretical underpinnings of trauma and the manifestations of childhood adversity. The authors conclude by advocating for a more psychosocial approach to trauma-informed policy and practice within the youth justice system.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Review of the Literature Chapter 3: Researching Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Chapter 4: Serious Youth Violence Chapter 5: Adverse Childhood Experiences Chapter 6: The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth Violence Chapter 7: Trauma-Informed Practice Chapter 8: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisSport-based crime prevention programmes are becoming increasingly popular worldwide but until now there has been very little research on the effectiveness of such approaches. Bringing together authoritative evidence from existing programmes, the authors identify and analyse emerging successful practices. Covering mentoring and coaching, particularly as they relate to Positive Youth Development (PYD) programmes, the authors explore how the development of core life skills can improve individual resilience and decrease the risk of criminal involvement. The book conceptualizes the links between criminological theory and PYD and gives recommendations for future policy and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Youth Crime Prevention: Myths and Reality 2. Sport Participation and Primary Crime Prevention 3. Sports and Secondary Crime Prevention: Youth at Risk 4. Sports and Tertiary Crime Prevention: Desistance from Crime 5. Theory of Change Underlying Sport-Based Programmes 6. Emerging Good Practices 7. Role of Coaches, Mentors, and Facilitators 8. Crime Prevention Outcomes and Implications for Future Investments

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Book SynopsisTeens often hear about other teens who get into trouble with the law. But they re seldom asked what they think should happen next and why. A unique introduction to the juvenile justice system, "They Broke the Law You Be the Judge: True Cases of Teen Crime" invites teens to preside over a variety of real-life cases. They meet Adam, who makes a threat in school; Erica, who assaults another student and uses marijuana; and more young people who commit crimes and are caught. Like a judge, readers learn each teen s background, the relevant facts, and the sentencing options available. After deciding on a sentence, they find out what really happened and where each offender is today. Along the way, readers learn Judge Jacobs concerns about each case, reflect on probing questions, and discover that they can t jump to conclusions. Teens (and teachers) who want more can find role-playing ideas and scenarios related to the stories available as free downloads here on the Free Spirit Web site. Thought-provoking and eye-opening, this book is for all teens who want to know more about the juvenile justice system and the laws that pertain to them and their peers."Trade ReviewForeWord Book of the Year Awards Finalist, ForeWord Magazine

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Book SynopsisCriminal justice professionals and the media have noted the rise of juvenile crime rates nationwide and a growing surge in youth violence. This in turn has highlighted the debate over juvenile transfers to adult courts. Proponents of treating violent juvenile offenders as adults argue that juvenile offenders should be held accountable and receive punishment that is appropriate to the seriousness of their offences and that society must be protected by their removal from law abiding communities. They urge that young offenders must be held accountable for both lesser and more serious crimes, especially when the former offences, if unpunished, may lead offenders to commit the latter. Opponents of treating violent juveniles offenders as adults argue that harsh punishment of juvenile offenders is counterproductive, creating recidivism. Their contention is that youths who are committing crimes should still be tried in juvenile courts rather than adult courts, for a greater effect. This informative book presents all the current issues, problems, ideas, as well as some background on the controversies surrounding juvenile crime.

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Book SynopsisThe image of the violent, anti-social gangster is part of the American landscape, often romanticised and glamorised by popular culture. Gang activity in the United States has been traced to the early 19th century when youth gangs emerged from some immigrant populations. Now, as then, gangs provide identity and social relationships for some young people who feel marginalised by the dominant social, economic and cultural environments in which they live. Gangs, however, are not simply a "street family" to some of the nation''s disenfranchised. As distinguished by the U.S. Department of Justice, "a group must be involved in a pattern of criminal acts to be considered a youth gang." Between 1980 and 1996, the U.S. experienced significant growth in youth gangs, when the number of cities and jurisdictions that reported gang problems rose from 2863 to approximately 4,800 From 1996 through 1998 the growth seemed to slow down, but according to the 1999 National Youth Gang Survey, the number of gang members is again on the rise.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed and comprehensive critical analysis of evidence on adolescent research from leading international scholars. It explores the prevalence, nature, and trend of juvenile delinquency among Koreans as well as various western countries. It provides information on the socio-cultural contexts related to juvenile delinquency, aggression and violent behaviour among adolescents, substance abuse and delinquency, intra-familial child abuse in South Korea and other western countries. The authors also suggest these problems as a major social issue and present these issues in Korea and its cross-cultural comparison. This book is an ideal textbook for those who wish to explore the nature, trend, prevalence of juvenile delinquency and its cross-cultural comparison.

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Book SynopsisGang activity and related violence threaten public order in a diverse range of communities in the United States today. Contemporary views of the problem have been formed against the background of a significant adverse secular trend in gang activity during the last four decades. In particular, the rapid growth of gang membership, geographical dispersion, and criminal involvement during the violent crime epidemic -- associated with the emergence of the crack cocaine market during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s -- have intensified current concerns. The experience of those years continues to mark both patterns of gang activity and public policy responses toward them. This book provides background information on the issue of youth gangs, including data on gangs and gang crime. It reviews existing anti-gang initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels, and describes some of the legislation proposed to address the gang problem, as well as some of the issues raised by those bills.

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Book SynopsisGang activity and related violence threaten public order in a diverse range of communities in the United States today. Congress has long recognised that this problem affects a number of issues of federal concern, and federal legislation has been introduced in the 110th Congress to address some aspects of the issue. Youth gangs have been an endemic feature of American urban life. They are well attested as early as the 18th century and have been a recurrent subject of concern since then. Contemporary views of the problem have been formed against the background of a significant adverse secular trend in gang activity during the last four decades. In particular, the rapid growth of gang membership, geographical dispersion, and criminal involvement during the violent crime epidemic; associated with the emergence of the crack cocaine market during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s; have intensified current concerns. The experience of those years continues to mark both patterns of gang activity and public policy responses toward them. Policy development and implementation in this area are be-devilled by discrepant uses of the term "gang" and the absence of uniform standards of statistical reporting. There are reasons for special care in the use of data on gangs and their activity. Without a standardised definition of what is meant by "gang", such as the age group or activities engaged in by its members, or standardised reporting among the state, local, tribal, and federal levels of government, it is difficult to target anti-gang initiatives and evaluate their effectiveness. According to a national gang survey, the most recent estimate indicates that there were about 760,000 gang members in 24,000 gangs in the United States in 2004. This book provides background information on the issue of youth gangs, including data on gangs and gang crime. It reviews existing anti-gang initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels, and describes some of the legislation proposed during the 110th Congress to address the gang problem, as well as some of the issues raised by those bills.

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Book SynopsisDelinquency is an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor. This book examines the correlation between family environment and juvenile delinquency and criminality. Also discussed are the social factors that influence delinquent behaviour. The unresolved and contentious issue of different explanatory "types" or "etiological patterns" among delinquents and the conflict this creates for advocates of "general theory" in delinquency are also addressed. Additional chapters look at adolescent religiosity as a factor for delinquency, psychopathic tendencies and causes of delinquency from a biosocial criminological perspective.

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Book SynopsisSinner and Saint is the inspirational story of Martin Murray, St Helens' flawed yet favourite son. A promising amateur teenage boxer, Murray was drawn into a life fuelled with drugs, alcohol and street fighting. By the age of 24, he had completed four jail sentences, one of them in a notorious Cypriot prison. He still managed to win the ABA welterweight title in 2004 - while on the run! The reintroduction of boxing back into his life and a settled family life proved to be his saviour. Turning pro in 2007, Murray went on to win the Commonwealth and British middleweight titles, and challenged for the world title on no fewer than four occasions. Murray pulls no punches as he recounts his story in the most intimate and vivid way - a rollercoaster life ultimately redeemed through his success in boxing.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the psychosocial, legal, and familial factors at play in the persistence in crime and social marginalization in adults with a history of juvenile delinquency, setting out the political and social implications, and delineating new lines of research. Presenting, for the first time, a summary of the main findings and conclusions of The Portuguese Study on Delinquency and Social Marginalization (PSDSM), this study addresses the following topics: the role of youth psychosocial factors on desistance from crime during adulthood in individuals with a history of juvenile delinquency; the relationship between serious adverse childhood experiences (e.g., having lived with a person with mental illness, physical abuse, emotional neglect) and juvenile justice involvement, persistence in crime, and psychosocial problems; the mechanisms involved in the link between serious childhood adversity and delinquency; the role of the juvenile justice system on psychosocial problems and persistence in crime during young adulthood; and finally the relation between adult psychosocial problems and criminal indicators in individuals with official record of juvenile criminal offenses. Findings from PSDSM have resulted in an extensive list of political and social recommendations for child protection services, justice system, mental health services, schools and universities. This timely title explores these findings and recommendations.Trade ReviewPereira and Maia advance knowledge about the role of psychosocial, legal, and family factors on persistence in crime and social marginalization of young adults with a history of juvenile delinquency. They present the main findings and policy implications from The Portuguese Study of Delinquency and Social Marginalization, the five parts corresponding to a published and/or submitted scientific article. The parts cover theoretical background; major topics and research questions; methods; main findings; and recommendations for policies, interventions, and future directions. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of Contents1. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Theoretical Background 2. Portuguese Study On Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Major Topics and Research Questions 3. Methods 4. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Main Findings 5. Recommendation for Policies, Interventions and Future Directions 6. Overall Conclusions Appendix 1. Portuguese Study On Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Scientific Outcomes

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