Comparative Youth Justice

John Muncie is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at the Open University, UK. He is the author of Youth and Crime (5th edition, Sage, 2021), and he has published widely on issues in comparative youth justice and children's rights, including the co-edited companion volumes Youth Crime and Justice and Comparative Youth Justice (Sage, 2006). He has produced numerous Open University texts and readers, including Crime: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), Criminal Justice: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), The Problem of Crime (2nd edition, Sage, 2001), Crime Prevention and Community Safety (Sage, 2001) and Imprisonment: European Perspectives (Harvester, 1991). He has also contributed nine volumes to the The Sage Library of Criminology (Sage, 2007-2009). He is co-editor of the Sage journal Youth Justice: An International Journal.

Rediscovering the Juvenile Justice Ideal in the United States - Barry Krisberg Canada - Russell Smandych Repenalisation and Young Offenders' Rights England and Wales - John Muncie and Barry Goldson The New Correctionalism France - Sophie Gendrot The Politicisation of Youth Justice The Netherlands - Jolande uit Beijerse and Rene van Swaaningen Penal Welfarism and Risk Management Demythologising Youth Justice in Aotearoa/New Zealand - Trevor Bradley, Juan Tauri and Reece Walters Australia - Chris Cunneen and Rob White Control, Containment or Empowerment? Belgium - Johan Put and Lode Walgrave From Protection Towards Accountability? Welfare in Crisis? - Lesley McAra Key Developments in Scottish Youth Justice Japan - Mark Fenwick From Child Protection to Penal Populism Italy - David Nelken A lesson in Tolerance? Finland - Tapio Lappi-Seppaelae A Model of Tolerance? States of Transition - John Muncie and Barry Goldson Convergence and Diversity in International Youth Justice

`Comparative Youth Justice is what we need in an era of hardening social policies and irresponsible political demagoguery: thoughtful critiques, comparative analysis, and a commitment to the rights of youth. John Muncie and Barry Goldson have done a fine job of bringing together a group of commentators who know the inner workings of juvenile justice and what it will take to change the current law and order model. A book that is required reading for practitioners, professors, policy makers, researchers, and students concerned about the bankrupt state of juvenile justice and willing to consider new ideas and directions' - Tony Platt, California State University, Sacramento