Juvenile offenders Books

Book SynopsisYouth delinquency, involving behaviours such as smoking, drinking, and premature sexual misconduct, is an ongoing issue in Southeast Asia. Though both individual governments and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have implemented regulations to minimise the development of youth delinquency, adolescents’ involvement in deviant behaviours continues to rise. Analysing the causes and effects of a variety of youth delinquent behaviours, both digital and conventional, The Socially Constructed and Reproduced Youth Delinquency in Southeast Asia aligns insightful sociological inquiry with an ongoing regional phenomenon. Delving into both the individual and the societal costs of such behaviours, Jason Hung considers their impact on SEA countries’ pursuit of sustainable futures. With suggestions for sharpening regional competitiveness and habitability across SEA, each chapter also presents informed policy recommendations for coping with the entrenched, complex problems of youth delinquency efficiently and effectively. With emphasis on advancing positive youth involvement for a more robust future, Hung presents a compelling evocation of the role of adolescents in the creation of a fairer society in Southeast Asia.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Concepts and Theories Chapter 3. Youth Smoking Epidemic in Southeast Asia Chapter 4. Youth Drinking Epidemic in Southeast Asia Chapter 5. Juvenile Sexual Misconduct in Southeast Asia Chapter 6. Conclusions and Limitations

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Book SynopsisAlongside the current media public preoccupation with high-risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. Much of the academic debate has centered on the impact of the risk paradigm on adult offender management services; less attention has been given to the arena of youth justice and young adults. Yet, there are critical questions for both theory - are the principles of risk management the same when working with young people? - and practice - how can practitioners respond to those young people who cause serious harm to others? - that need to be considered. The distinguished contributors to "Young people and 'risk'" consider risk not only in terms of public protection but also in terms of young people's own vulnerability to being harmed (either by others or through self-inflicted behaviour). One of the report's key objectives is to explore the links between these two distinct, but related, aspects of risk. Maggie Blyth is a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales and independent chair of Nottingham City Youth Offending Team. She also works independently as a criminal justice consultant. Kerry Baker is a researcher in the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford and also a consultant to the Youth Justice Board on issues of assessment, risk and public protection. Enver Solomon is Deputy Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, an independent charity affiliated to the Law School at King's College London.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Enver Solomon and Maggie Blyth; Risk assessment and risk management: the right approach? ~ Hazel Kemshall; Risk in practice: systems and practitioner judgement ~ Kerry Baker; Young people and violence: balancing public protection and meeting needs ~ Gwyneth Boswell; Mental health, risk and antisocial behaviour in young offenders: challenges and opportunities ~ Sue Bailey, Robert Vermeiren and Paul Mitchell; Serious incidents in the Youth Justice System: management and accountability ~ Maggie Blyth; Working with young people in a culture of public protection ~ Mike Nash; Never too early?: reflections on research and interventions for early developmental prevention of serious harm ~ Ros Burnett; End note ~ Rob Allen.

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Book SynopsisThe 2008 UK government Youth Crime Action Plan emphasises prevention and early intervention in different aspects of work with young people who offend or are considered to be 'at risk' of offending. Much of this approach includes targeted work with families and work to reduce the numbers of young people entering the youth justice system. This report takes a critical look at early intervention policies. Through contributions from leading experts on youth work and criminal justice it considers the development of integrated and targeted youth support services and the implications for practice of early intervention policies; analyses the causes of serious violent crime through consideration of issues that address gangs and guns; provides an evaluation of the government's early intervention strategy through the examination of its Sure Start programme and other family initiatives; identifies the psychobiological effects of violence on children and links them to problem behaviour; considers the impacts of family intervention projects and parenting work and compares approaches to early intervention across different jurisdictions and examines the lessons for practice in England and Wales.Trade Review"This edited collection is a timely contribution to debates around ‘early intervention’, particularly in the youth justice sphere......of great interest to the broad intended audience - politicians and policy makers, academics, researchers and practitioners". Laura Kelly in British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Enver Solomon and Maggie Blyth; Integrated or targeted youth support services: an essay on 'prevention' ~ Howard Williamson; Intervening in gang-affected neighbourhoods ~ John Pitts; Family intervention projects and the efficacy of parenting interventions ~ Judy Nixon and Sadie Parr; Early intervention and prevention: lessons from the Sure Start programme ~ Karen Clarke; Attachment research and the origins of violence: a story of damaged brains and damaged minds ~ Dr Felicity de Zulueta; Early intervention in the youth justice sphere: a knowledge-based critique ~ Barry Goldson; European perspectives on prevention ~ Rob Allen; Conclusion ~ Maggie Blyth and Enver Solomon.

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Book SynopsisIncluding chapters on current methodology in reducing delinquency, families in relation to delinquency and advances in working with delinquents, this book offers a clear insight into this complex area whilst offering practical problem-solving advice.Trade Review"Some of these [books in the PACTS series 2] are quite outstanding guides for practitioners, full of practical steps to take and worldly wisdom as well as good theretical grounding ... Overall I would recommend that this series is present for anybody working with adolescents, as they provide a very useful guide for trainees to get stuck in with treatment." Stephen Scott, Institute of Psychiatry, London, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Volume 9, No. 2, 2004, pp 92-96Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: What Do We Know About Effective Work to Reduce Delinquency?. 1. Meta-Analyses: An Overview. 2. Elements of Successful Work With Delinquents. 3. The Importance of Treatment Integrity. Part II: Families and Delinquency:. 4. Family Factors and Delinquent Behaviour. 5. Foster Families and delinquency. 6. Familial Abuse and delinquency. 7. Working With Parents and Children. Part III: Advances in Working With Delinquents:. 8. The Role of Social Cognition in Delinquency. 9. Moral Maturity and Delinquent Behaviour. 10. Working With Cognition. 11. Linking Advances to What Works. Concluding Thoughts. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis report presents the findings from the first national, representative survey of public attitudes to youth crime and youth justice in England and Wales. Significantly, it highlights that most people are demonstrably ill-informed about youth crime and youth justice issues. It also carries clear policy implications in relation to both public education and reform of the youth justice system. Youth crime and youth justice is essential reading for academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, criminology, social policy, social work and probation. Researching Criminal Justice series Crime and justice are issues of central political and public concern in contemporary Britain. This exciting new series presents top quality research findings in the field. It will contribute significantly to policy and practice debates and aims to improve the knowledge base considerably. The series will be essential reading for politicians and policy makers, academics, researchers and practitioners. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Previous research; The present study; The survey; Outline of the report; Chapter 2: Crime by young offenders: Few people identify youth crime as the single most important crime problem today; Most people believe that the number of young offenders has been increasing; Drug crimes perceived to be increasing at fastest rate; People over-estimate the proportion of crime for which young offenders are responsible; Many people over-estimate the percentage of youth crime involving violence; Almost half the polled public thinks that there is more youth crime in Britain than other Western nations; Most people over-estimate the proportion of young offenders who are reconvicted; Most people see youth today as less respectful than previous generations; Summary; Chapter 3: The youth justice system: People favour different crime reduction strategies for youth and adults; Purposes of sentencing; Public ascribe different purposes to sentencing young and adult offenders; Purpose of prison for young and adult offenders; The new system of youth justice: an unnoticed reform; Ratings and perceptions of youth courts: negative ratings persist; Youth court sentences perceived to be too lenient; Perceptions of leniency linked to evaluations of youth courts; Summary; Chapter 4: Sentencing preferences in specific cases: Sentencing preferences and expectations of sentencing practices; Restorative sentencing and young offenders; Support for imprisoning young offender falls when restorative gestures made; Acceptability of substitute sanctions; Public find alternative sanctions to constitute acceptable alternative to prison; Testing the 'substitute sanction' hypothesis in other jurisdictions; Leading questions?; Perceptions of restorative sentences; Relationship between general views of sentencing and evaluations of specific sentence; Effect of making costs salient; Chapter 5: Conclusions: Lessons for policy.

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Book SynopsisIt is a key aim of current youth justice policy to introduce principles of restorative justice and involve victims in responses to crime. This is most evident in the referral order and youth offender panels established by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. However, the challenges involved in delivering a form of restorative youth justice that is sensitive to the needs of victims are considerable. This report provides an illuminating evaluation of the manner in which one Youth Offending Service sought to integrate victims into the referral order process. The study affords in-depth insights into the experiences and views of victims and young people who attended youth offender panel meetings. It places these in the context of recent policy debates and principles of restorative justice. The report tracks a 6 month cohort of cases in 2004; provides an analysis of in-depth interviews with victims, young offenders and their parents; highlights the challenges associated with integrating victims into restorative youth justice; offers recommendations with regard to the involvement of victims in referral orders. This timely report will be of great value to youth justice policy-makers and practitioners, researchers and students of criminology and criminal justice, as well as all those interested in restorative interventions and the role of victims in the justice process.Trade Review"Crawford and Burden's report is a welcome addition to the emerging literature on the implementation, value and difficulties of applying restorative justice principles within the youth justice context in England and Wales and its accessibility and good practice recommendations will ensure its wide appeal." Youth Justice"[This] report will be helpful to those who are planning the way ahead ... it is well written and intersting to read." International Review of VictimologyTable of ContentsSummary; Introductions; Research aims and methods; The Youth Offending Services in Leeds; Victims' experiences; Young peoples' experiences; Contracts and compliance; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines youth justice in a UK and international context, while drawing on the author's experience in Scotland to highlight the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. It explores the impact of political ideas and influences on both the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice and practice initiatives including early intervention, restorative justice, structured risk assessments, intensive supervision, maintaining change over time, and practice evaluation. The theoretical framework draws on social learning theory and the tradition of socio-education/social pedagogy as reflected in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is the only book to focus specifically on the application of evidence to service delivery within youth justice. It will be an essential text for social work students undertaking university-based modules or practice-based learning in services which address youth crime and youth justice, as well as other students interested in the application of criminology and youth justice principles. It will also be valuable for practitioners involved in delivering youth justice services, including those on post-qualifying social work training courses.Trade Review"This book provides an excellent overview for those students interested in this area. It could therefore prove a useful text across a number of disciplines, including social policy, psychology, social welfare, criminology or social work. It particularly attracts those students with a developed skill of critical analysis. I was particularly impressed by the way in which young people were firmly discussed within the realm of children's services, coupled with sociological and psychological discourses to 'unpick' the complexities of predicting offending behaviour and responding to it." Kay Wall in Social Policy & Social Work, 2009"All those working in or interested in youth justice should ensure they read this book." Dr Steve Rogowski in Professional Social Work June 2009"This well-written and well-researched volume provides a framework for youth justice practice that is currently lacking. The holistic approach advocated provides a refreshing perspective in the context of increasingly neo-correctionalist policy developments." Gill McIvor, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of StirlingTable of ContentsIntroduction: youth justice in the UK and Europe; Children, young people and crime; Directing principles of effective practice; Assessing needs and risks; Early intervention and restorative practice; Effective responses to reducing youth crime; Intensive intervention; Maintaining and evaluating the change; Towards integrated community justice and welfare.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines youth justice in a UK and international context, while drawing on the author's experience in Scotland to highlight the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. It explores the impact of political ideas and influences on both the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice and practice initiatives including early intervention, restorative justice, structured risk assessments, intensive supervision, maintaining change over time, and practice evaluation. The theoretical framework draws on social learning theory and the tradition of socio-education/social pedagogy as reflected in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is the only book to focus specifically on the application of evidence to service delivery within youth justice. It will be an essential text for social work students undertaking university-based modules or practice-based learning in services which address youth crime and youth justice, as well as other students interested in the application of criminology and youth justice principles. It will also be valuable for practitioners involved in delivering youth justice services, including those on post-qualifying social work training courses.Trade Review"This book provides an excellent overview for those students interested in this area. It could therefore prove a useful text across a number of disciplines, including social policy, psychology, social welfare, criminology or social work. It particularly attracts those students with a developed skill of critical analysis. I was particularly impressed by the way in which young people were firmly discussed within the realm of children's services, coupled with sociological and psychological discourses to 'unpick' the complexities of predicting offending behaviour and responding to it." Kay Wall in Social Policy & Social Work, 2009"All those working in or interested in youth justice should ensure they read this book." Dr Steve Rogowski in Professional Social Work June 2009"This well-written and well-researched volume provides a framework for youth justice practice that is currently lacking. The holistic approach advocated provides a refreshing perspective in the context of increasingly neo-correctionalist policy developments." Gill McIvor, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of StirlingTable of ContentsIntroduction: youth justice in the UK and Europe; Children, young people and crime; Directing principles of effective practice; Assessing needs and risks; Early intervention and restorative practice; Effective responses to reducing youth crime; Intensive intervention; Maintaining and evaluating the change; Towards integrated community justice and welfare.

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Book SynopsisThis work examines the links between educational failure and future offending behaviour. It contains the stories of inmates' schooldays told in their own words as they try to answer the question "could anything have been done to prevent you being in custody now?" The book ends with suggestions on action schools might take towards redressing social, cultural and educational disadvantage and intervening to help limit future offending behaviour.Trade Review'If you are in any doubt about the links between poor education, crime and recidivism, read it':Marcel Berlins The Guardian.'This book is of considerable public importance on a subject which calls for attention. I believe that in prison life the status of education needs to be raised for the high percentage of offenders who have failed at school and come from broken families, and are soon to be discharged into the community':Sir Stephen Tumim, former HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

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Book SynopsisFor corrections officer Gordon Cruse, the youths he supervised were more than juvenile offenders. They were unique individuals with their own circumstances, serving time, separated from family and friends. By listening well, Cruse connected with them. His examination of the youth justice system chronicles the history of youth custody centres, government policies, sentence leniency, judicial education, social work, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He applauds the efforts of Chuck Cadman, whose tragic loss of his son led him to work to improve victims'' rights. With loads of good advice for parents, this engaging narrative is recommended for students, school counsellors, social workers and the legal community.

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For those who equate graffiti tagging with the cosy quirkiness of Banksy or the colourful artistry of wasteground murals - this book will be a real eye-opener. 'The Lost Boyz documents Justin's road to change and redemption. This is the story of almost feral youth, spraying their mark on the urban chaos of pre-millenium London. A story of what it's like to grow up as a confused and mentally unstable child of mixed race in a predominantly white area. A story of mental torture, racism and extreme violence. The Lost Boyz takes the reader through the dirty back streets and dark alleys of south London where vicious gangs of graffiti taggers fought an all-out turf war that left many victims and casualties in its wake. The Lost Boyz squandered their youth in a nihilistic rush towards oblivion. And some did not survive the journey. Justin Rollins was one of the lucky ones...He spent years in prison before managing to wrest back some control over his life. Now in his mid 20s Justin is a changed man, hardly recognisable (both physically and mentally) to the youth I first met. He now has a young daughter of his own and is reconciled with the family he once felt so distant from. He no longer drinks or takes drugs, and nor does he see himself as separate from the rest of society. In writing this book, which was a long and painful journey for him, Justin hopes to lay his ghosts of the past to rest. And if it serves as a warning to even one kid who may be starting out on the same road, then it is a job well done': Noel 'Razor' Smith, crime writer (from the Foreword) .

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Book SynopsisJustin Rollins has a remarkable ability. His poems emerge not from agonising over a blank sheet of paper, but in rap-like fashion, in full-flow and in their complete form. This collection takes the reader on a journey on which those familiar with his autobiographical The Lost Boyz will recognise the landmarks. But this is fresh and captivating work. It deals with the everyday effects of disadvantage, the tensions of wealth and poverty, freedom and incarceration with glimpses of a sometimes dark past, motivational now and uncertain though optimistic future. What registers is Rollins' eye for detail, the telling remark, the eccentric, the absurd, clandestine places and parallel realities. Much of this is driven by his years living on the streets chasing excitement to compensate for the lack of a conventional upbringing. The result is a raw journey captured in snapshots of street crimes, survival, pain and the author's travels on the Northern Line. Extracts From 'Street Wise' - Some boys played with toy cars We played with metal bars And set fires On the way to becoming the lads All the traits of a psychopath They visited museums and studied from books We bunked history and became hooked Snotty-nosed kids slowly becoming crooks. From 'Cameron's Kids' - See we wasn't born with riches Luxury food on tap ...I was born guilty Brought up in those flats So when you drive on by Just give us a bib Cameron what would you do If this was your kid?Trade Review'A great read. Very original voice': John Harding, former Chief Probation Officer for Inner London. 'Justin Rollins is THE authentic poetic voice of the streets - He is bringing a message and whether you like it or not it is real. Truly a genuine voice of the lost generation': Noel 'Razor' Smith, Author of A Few Kind Words and A Loaded Gun. 'A very talented wordsmith who paints pictures with topics most don't want to talk about': The Thirst, London-based rock band and peers of the author (see thethirst.co.uk). 'Street Crhymes reveals what goes on in the mind of a young offender, how they really feel and provides some real home truths about life behind bars': David A Williams, Director of Youth Services, London Urban Arts Academy. 'Transformation of a beleaguered mind and body giving rise to and embracing the artistic creative spirit. Resurrection!': Yolande Bavan, Jazz LegendTable of ContentsAbout the Author. Acknowledgements. What others say about Justin Rollins. Dedication. THE DARK STREETS: Streets of Crhyme. Karma. The Devil's Nest. Teenage Flashbacks. Not Perfect. Tales from the Crypt. Graffiti-eyes. Anger Management. Live by the Sword. Street Horses. Gang Bang Slang. Welcome to the Jungle. The Cycle. Music Affects. FOOTPRINTS ON MEMORY LANE: Morden. Welcome to Tooting. A Million Mordens. IT'S ALL POLITICAL: Tragedy. Risen. Clues for Politicians. Funny Money. Cameron's Kids. Needy Streets. 'Bye Phone. Total Eclipse. Handling Hair. Licence to Kill. One Life. It's Gonna Get Dark. Spilling. Slave Ship Mentality. Surviving on Love. A DIFFERENT ENERGY: Echoes. Stranger of Truth. Call the Search Off. Born to Survive. Ego. The Gates. Book of Faces. Trust. Sometimes. Power of Now. A True Champ. Touching Souls. Common Fate. Life's Bridge. LOCK DOWN: I'm a Young Offender. Mirror Kids (or Little Man I). Robbers and Killers. Moving Tomb. Baby Boy. Slammer Life. Up and Down. Help Me Please. Prison Clips. Little Man II. Youngers. If that Match Don't Strike. Too Short. Breather. A POCKET OF POISON: Golden Brown. High. Clear Vision. FINGERPRINTS ON MY HEART: Proud to Know You. I Will Never Forget. Limey. Chantel. To You. Jamin T. The Pack. UNCONDITIONAL: Sweet Child of Mine. Happily Ever After. Pillow talk. A While Ago. My Greatest Auntie. No Ordinary Love. MORE TALES FROM THE DARK STREETS: The Devil Wears Prada. Little Gary. Vice System. Calm After the Storm. Daddy's Running. COLOUR BLIND: Paki. Colour. Confessions of The Sun. Angry Men. Munching History. ALL IN MY HEAD: Lately. Sevens. Nomad. Stay. Self-healing. Searchlight. THE GOOD STREET: The Struggle. Narrow Roads. Shifting Labels. Debris. Discover. One-Way Roads. Before It's Too Late. The Take Off. JUDGE AND JURY: Danger Dog. Falling Feathers. A Write Buzz. Street Wise. Pointing Fingers. Hater. Many Hours to Think. Material Smiles. Small Thing to a Giant. Daddy Where Are You?. Actors. Index of First Lines.

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Book SynopsisA timely and meticulously researched study exploring the use of foster care as an alternative to custodial and residential accommodation for young people on remand.

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Book SynopsisThe challenging story of a young person's progress through care, prison and social rejection to youth justice specialist. It charts failures to connect with and modify the author's chaotic early life moving from place to place, school to school, fragmented parenting and poor role models. Encircled by crime, drugs and baffling adults, Andi Brierley ended up first in a young offender institution then prison where he learned to think like a prisoner for his own survival, making everything harder for everybody on release. Until he determined to change and others saw his unenviable past could be put to good use. Shows how small things can make a difference. Contains many insights for professionals, students and others interested in young people in trouble. An addition to Waterside's acclaimed turn around stories, including Alan Weaver's So You Think You Know Me?, Ben Ashcroft's Fifty-one Moves and Justin Rollins' The Lost Boyz.Trade Review`Andi's compelling story shows why we should never give up on the capacity of people to change'-- Jim Hopkinson, Bradford Children's Services; As featured in the Yorkshire Post; 'Wow!! I didn’t put it down once I started reading!'-- Lynda Marginson CBE, Director - National Probation Service (NE).Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction; Who Am I?; Party Time; Shunted Back and Forth; Bilston; A Life of Crime; The Drugs Chain; Grafting; A Taste of Custody; Cyclops and Other Fine Friends; Harehills; Work and an Evening at Elland Road; Doncaster; Deerbolt; Clubbing the Night Away; Addiction; Here We Go Again!; Sportsperson; Release; Youth Justice Volunteer; Golden Opportunity; The Professionals; `Me, promotion?'; Back to My Youth Justice Roots; Postscript.

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Book SynopsisThis powerful critique of youth justice based on lived experience, theory and practice looks at the topic through a refreshing new lens, suggesting that some existing ways of dealing with children and young people may do more harm than good. After making readers aware of Risk Relation Paradox, the author shows that positive outcomes cannot be imposed or directed but that they can stem from ‘presence, attunement, connection and trust’ (PACT). Then priority should be given to buffering the impact of familiar but questionable relationships in a youngster’s own ‘village’ that may have led to toxic stress, complex trauma, criminal or anti-authority attitudes and other adverse childhood experiences. In arguing for change, Andi Brierley brings his extensive experience on both sides of the justice fence as prisoner and professional to bear — and whilst he champions the engagement skills of others who have travelled a similar journey, he also explains how the approach can be used by anyone.Trade Review‘This important and engaging text will be of great value to those working within the youth justice sector and educators alike… Andi Brierley crafts a new framework that facilitates pathways to positive outcomes. And offers a rich and insightful account of the key components of effective relationship-based practice.’-- Dr Sean Creaney, Edge Hill University, UK; ‘This book sits at the intersection between personal lived experience and professional practice and … makes it a hugely valuable contribution to the discourse … Brierley not only contextually articulates his experiences but seeks to provide a new framework through which youth justice can effect change.’-- Lisa Cherry (From the Foreword).Table of ContentsForeword by Lisa Cherry. The Who, the Why and the Context; It Takes a Village to Raise a Child; Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover; A Unique Perspective of Relational Justice; The Risk Switch; Joint Enterprise; Youth Crime and Trauma; Relationships: The Key Components. References and Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisCombining theory with practical application, this seminal introduction to juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice integrates the latest research with emerging problems and trends in an overview of the field. Now in its sixth edition, this book features new interviews and discussions with child care professionals and juvenile justice practitioners on their experiences translating theory to practice. It addresses recent changes in the characteristics of delinquents alongside changes in laws and the rise of social media and smartphones. It includes a new chapter of international perspectives on juvenile justice and delinquency. Incorporated throughout is consideration of the mental health and special needs of youth in the juvenile justice system, as well as at-risk and non-fault children as victims.With attention to both quantitative and qualitative findings, this clear and comprehensive text will be useful for students of criminology, criminal justice, sociology and those interested in working with at-risk youth.Table of ContentsPart I. Definitions, Scope and Trends in Juvenile Delinquency.- 1. The Transition of Child to Adult.- 2. Past and Current Biosocial Perspectives on Delinquency Causation.- 3. Social-Psychological Theories of Delinquency.- 4. Social Organizational Perspectives on Delinquency Causation.- 5. Perspectives on the Interpersonal Relationships in the Family.- 6. Perspectives on Gangs and Peer Group Influences Pertaining to Delinquency Causation.- 7. Perspectives on Delinquency and Violence in the Schools.- Part II. Youth in the Juvenile Justice System.- 8. Laws and Court Cases Pertaining to Children: Offenders and victims.- 9. Perspectives on Children as Victims of Abuse and Neglect.- 10. The Police Role in Delinquency Prevention and Control.- 11. Processing the Juvenile Offender: Diversion, Informal Handling, and Special Dockets.- 12. The Juvenile Court Process.- 13. Probation and Community Based Programs.- 14. Perspectives on Juveniles Incarcerated in Secure Facilities.- 15. Parole and Community Supervision.- 16. Counseling and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders.

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Book SynopsisThis book tackles the important question of how we can understand and learn from the school rampage killings that have been prevented. In the flood of recent accounts and analyses of deadly school rampage killings that plague society and inspire widespread public fear, very little attention has been given to the incidents that almost were. Building on Madfis’ previous book, The Risk of School Rampage: Assessing and Preventing Threats of School Violence (2014), this vital work addresses key gaps in school violence scholarship through the examination of averted school rampage incidents in the United States and advances existing knowledge through ground-breaking insights from the latest research on mass murder, violence prevention, bystander intervention, disciplinary policy, and threat assessment in school contexts. This empirical study utilizes in-depth interviews conducted with school and police officials (administrators, counselors, security guards, police officers, and teachers) directly involved in averting potential school rampages to explore the processes by which threats are assessed and school rampage plots are thwarted. Madfis finds that many common contemporary school violence prevention policies and practices are ineffective at preventing rampage attacks and may actually increase the likelihood of their occurrence. Rather than uncritically adopting such problematic approaches, Madfis argues that schools must model prevention practices upon what has proven successful in averting potentially deadly incidents. Trade Review“In addition to making an important contribution to the scholarly literature on the topic, the inclusion of discussion questions … as well as a methodological appendix, makes this book a useful resource for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. … How to Stop School Rampage Killing: Lessons from Averted Mass Shootings and Bombings is a timely and valuable piece of scholarship … it acts as a springboard for future research in this area.” (Erica Bower, Critical Criminology, Vol. 29, 2021)Table of ContentsDEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………..…………FOREWORD by Jack Levin ………………………………………………….……..FOREWORD by Kristina Anderson ………………………………………………....AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION……………………. CHAPTERSI. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………...….….….. Research Questions and Background on Incidents……………………Explaining and Reacting to School Rampage….………...…...……….Understanding School Criminalization and Risk Assessment............... II. ASSESSING SCHOOL RAMPAGE ………………………………….…. Distinguishing Terms and Risks……………….……………...………The Assessment of Evidence in Averted Rampage…………………...Assessing the Plot’s Detail…………………………………………….Appraising the Role of Weaponry……………………………………..Assessing the Role of Personal and Group Characteristics……………Conclusion……………………………………………………………..III. CONFIDENCE AND DOUBTS ABOUT ASSESSING RAMPAGE…… Certainty Based on a Convergence of Risk Assessment Criteria……...Certainty Based on a Lack of Threat Assessment Criteria…………….Certainty Based on a Presence of Threat Assessment Criteria………...Remaining Uncertainty despite Risk Assessment……………………..Conclusion……………………………………………………………..IV. PREVENTING SCHOOL RAMPAGE ……………………...………….. Problematic Rampage Prevention Practices………………………….. A Diminished Student Code of Silence…………………………..……Interventions through Leakage………………………………………...The Persistence of Bystander Inaction…………………………….......Implications of Findings………………………………………………Conclusion……………………………………………………………. V. CONCLUSION …………………………………………….……………..Summary and Implications of Findings…………………………...….Emergent Areas to Prevent and Stop School Rampage Killing……….Suggested Areas for Future Research……………………………….... VI. METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX…………...……………………….. Operationalizing School Rampage………………………………........ Research Design and Sample……………………………………...…. Complications of Media-Based Sampling Frame………………......… On Qualitative Methodology……………………………………...….. Generalizability in Qualitative Research……………………………...REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………….INDEX…………………………………………………………………………………

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Book SynopsisThis full-colour textbook offers a fresh conceptual approach to understanding the intersections of crime, criminal justice and family life. In doing so, it proposes a brand new sub-discipline of Criminology that places the family at the heart of its analysis, offering a groundbreaking approach to the study of crime and deviance. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, this introductory text explores topics from across the spectrum of criminological scholarship, including youth justice, prisons, organized crime, family violence and homicide, and victimology. By drawing together these distinct topics and identifying and discussing their familial connections, this book argues for the importance of family life in the theory and practice of crime and justice. Key questions discussed throughout the text include: How does the criminal justice system engage with families across different contexts? In what ways do crime and criminal justice processes impact on family life? In what ways can families transform the criminal justice system for the betterment of all? This book challenges commonly-held and simplistic assumptions about what the family is in relation to crime and justice and, by doing so, engages in deeper debates about human rights, social justice and the role of the state in relation to families and crime. It includes pedagogic features including conceptual toolboxes, questions for reflection, textboxes, a glossary and interviews with practitioners. Trade Review“The book is thoughtfully structured into nine chapters, each offering a unique perspective on how the concept of family is situated within the broader context of crime studies. … the book’s groundbreaking approach offers a fresh perspective on the complex interplay between families and crimes, marking a significant stride in mainstream criminology.” (Yushawu Abubakari, Criminal Justice and Behavior, January 13, 2024) “Each chapter proceeds by way of elaboration of key concepts and definitions, followed by a rehearsal of the core theories and debates ... . the book knowledgeably covers a great deal of ground. The text itself is supplemented by a host of diagrams, figures and tables to illustrate key aspects of the discussion ... . The case studies are especially useful and could easily lend themselves to class exercises searching for other cases raising similar issues.” (Peter Squires, The British Journal of Criminology, January 7, 2023)Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Criminogenic Family: Families as the cause of crime in research and policy3. The Stigmatised Family: The impact of offending on families4. The Mafia family: Organised crime families5. The Violent Family: Domestic and family violence6. The Homicidal Family: The killing of family members7. The Traumatised Family: The families of victims8. The Campaigning Family: Victims’ families transforming justice9. Discussion10. Key Terms

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Book SynopsisThis handbook brings together cutting-edge research from key contributors on the rapidly expanding and fast-changing field of UK youth gangs. It examines the contours of the academic debates, describes and explains the origins and evolution of violent street gangs in the UK against a backdrop of globalization, and discusses the factors surrounding the emergence of these gangs in each of the four UK nations and some English regions. It also examines the relationship between gangs and wider issues relating to gender, ethnicity, drug distribution and organised crime. It critically assesses the potential and limitations of ‘Public Health’ approaches to gang violence reduction and the government’s policy responses to violent street gangs in the UK. Providing a broad examination of the latest UK gangs research, with international comparisons, it is essential reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students, in criminology, sociology, social policy and law, policy makers at local and central government level, and practitioners in the fields of law, policing, youth work, social work, housing and workers in dedicated voluntary sector organizations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: The Evolution of the UK Street Gang.- Chapter 2: Theorising Gangs.- Chapter 3: Reluctant Gangsters ’Revisited.- Chapter 4: County Lines; Dealing in Vulnerability.- Part II: International Comparisons.- Chapter 5: US and UK Gangs: Models, Policy and Practice.- Chapter 6: Gangs and a Global Sociological Imagination.- Chapter 7: Why them?’ ‘Why then?’ ‘Why there?’: The Political Economy of Gangland.- Part III: Nations and Regions.- Chapter 8: Gangs, Gang Evolution and Young People’s Involvement in Drug Supply and Distribution in Scotland.- Chapter 9: Gangs Young People and Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 10: Youth Gangs in Wales.- Chapter 11: Gangs in Liverpool: Scouse Soldiers init? Urban Street Gangs on Merseyside.- Part IV: Race and Gender.- Chapter 12: Supporting young women affected by gang association and county lines.- Chapter 13: The alchemy of race and rights’: The logic of historicizing the contemporary racialized youth and gang phenomenon.- Chapter 14: Race and Gangs: Towards a Black Criminology.- Chapter 15: Black Lives Matter in Gang Research.- Chapter 16: The Boys.- Chapter 17: The Pakistani Muslim Community, Street Gangs & the Heroin Trade.- Part V: Gangs and the Justice System.- Chapter 18: Policing UK Street Gangs.- Chapter 19: Evidence in Gang-related Prosecutions.- Chapter 20: Gangs in Prisons.- Chapter 21: County Lines and Prisons.- Part VI: Policy and Practice.- Chapter 22: The English Street Gang & Government Policy.- Chapter 23: Youth Work & Gang Violence Reduction.- Chapter 24: Safeguarding, Young People & Gangs.- Chapter 25: The Premier League: Breaking the Cycle of Gang Violence.- Chapter 26: Using Ex-Gang Members as Peer Youth Workers.- Chapter 27: Voices from Gang Affected Communities.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses domestic abuse and stalking among young people in the UK and Ireland, with a focus on intersectionality and lifestyle settings. In partnership with the Alice Ruggles Trust, this book draws on a wealth of expert contributions including those with lived experience, frontline services such as Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, charities EmilyTest and Hollie Gazzard Trust, researchers of so-called honour-based abuse and online harms, and forensic psychologists who work with people who stalk. It begins with an overview of ways to recognise harmful behaviours, including those carried out online. The discussion then moves on to methods and motivations of stalking and coercive control and the various lifestyle contexts including education environments, young people in the workplace, and the role of the police and frontline support services in tackling these issues. It is a vital resource for undergraduate students across criminology, sociology, law, psychology, education, social justice, policing, and forensic psychology, as well as a combination of academic researchers and professionals working within stalking and domestic abuse support and prevention. This action-orientated book also includes 'Key Points' and ‘Discussion Questions’ in each chapter to direct student learning in the classroom and to create discussion points for wider readers. Table of ContentsForeword.-Recognising Stalking & Relationship Abuse in Young People.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Classifying Stalking Among Adolescents: Preliminary Considerations for Risk Management.- Chapter 3 Understanding Adolescent Stalking: Challenging Adult Bias Through A Developmental Lens.- Chapter 4 Stalking In Movies: Could YOU Be A Victim?.- Methods and Behaviours of Stalking and Coercive Control.- Chapter 5 Stalking in Ireland.- Chapter 6 The Role of Technology in Stalking and Coercive Control Amongst Young People.- Chapter 7 Stalking and Coercive Control: Commonly Used Strategies in Honour-Based Abuse Against Young People.- Chapter 8 ‘Honour’-Based Stalking.- Stalking Support Services and Healthy Relationship Education.- Chapter 9 Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service: Supporting and Engaging Young People.- Chapter 10 “They didn’t want to upset the client”: Stalking in Hands-On Occupations.- Chapter 11 The EmilyTest: The Education Sector in Crisis.- Chapter 12 Exploring Perceptions of Stalking-Like Behaviour for Autistic Young People Within a Neurodivergent and Strengths-Based Framework: Critiquing Relationships, Sex and Health Education Provision.- Chapter 13 Improving Public Awareness of Stalking and Domestic Abuse in Young People.

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Book SynopsisGiven the over-involvement of young men in crime and young men’s disproportionally high rates of reoffending, it is surprising that more research has not explored young men’s experiences of prison. This book is based on the findings of a nine-month ethnographic case study of Hydebank Wood College, a young men’s prison in Northern Ireland. It seeks to explore the complexity of gender construction and masculine performance during young adulthood, while also exposing and dissecting the turbulent social life of a young men’s prison.In examining these themes, the book takes account of the unique social, economic, and political factors that impact young men in communities in Northern Ireland, paying particular attention to their feelings of powerlessness, marginalisation, and vulnerability, and the construction of identity in cultures defined by territorialism, violence, masculine stoicism, and an anti-authority code of ‘honour’. The book follows the formation of masculinities through the prison gate and considers how the penal environment contributes to the continual shaping young men’s identities. The book also adopts Gambetta’s concept of ‘signalling’ to examine how young men use different practices, such as language and embodiment, to communicate masculinity to their wider social audience. At the same time, it also considers the reluctance of young men to communicate about their sources of vulnerability.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Masculinities, prison and power.- Chapter 3: Methodology.- Chapter 4: The influence of the wider social context on the construction of young prison masculinities.- Chapter 5: The prisoner diarchy.- Chapter 6: Institutional Power and Resistance.- Chapter 7: Signs, Signals and Masculinities.- Chapter 8: Vulnerable young men.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPart One.- Chapter 1: Street Chronicles: Tracing the Evolution of Gang Scholarship.- Chapter 2. Countering the Asphalt Menace: UK's Street Gang Policy Playbook.- Chapter 3: Climbing the Ladder: From Gangs to Adult Organised Crime Groups.- Part Two.- Chapter 4: Researching Street Gangs.- Chapter 5: Home Safe Home: Family Influences on Gang-Involved Youth (Family Domain).- Chapter 6: Streets of Influence (Neigbourhood Domain).- Chapter 7: Social Capital: The Friends we keep! (Peer Domain).- Chapter 8: Living on the Edge: Navigating Risk and Resilience (Individual Domain).- Chapter 9: Between the Lines: Navigating Risk and Protection (School Domain).- Chapter 10: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the Youth Justice Conferencing Program in New South Wales, Australia. Exploring this form of diversionary justice from the perspectives of functional linguistics and performance studies, the authors combine close textual analysis with ethnographic research methodologies. They examine how participants use the discourse semantic resources available to them to achieve such outcomes as reparation for the victim, reintegration of the offender into the community, and reconciliation between the various parties. This uniquely-researched work is sure to be of interest to students and scholars of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Approaching restorative justice.- Chapter 2. Conference design – genre and macro-genre.- Chapter 3. Conference interaction – exchange structure.- Chapter 4. Expressing feeling – appraisal systems.- Chapter 5. Negotiating feeling – the role of body language.- Chapter 6. Performing identity – a topological perspective.- Chapter 7. Ceremonial redress – how conferencing in fact achieves it goals.

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