In the minds of the general public, young people and crime are intrinsically linked; wide-spread belief persists that such activities are a result of the ‘per

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and ot

There is an impasse in current thinking about youth crime and justice, represented by punitive and harmful practices, and liberal objections to these processes

This book explores the journey of young people through a Secure Training Centre and, more generally, the criminal justice system in the UK. It examines the exte

Building upon the success of the first edition, this second - and substantially revised - edition of Youth Crime and Justice comprises a range of cutting-edge c