Youth Crime and 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.

PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL-STRUCTURAL CONTEXTS Chapter 1: Histories of Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Harry Hendrick Chapter 2: Social Class, Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Rob White and Chris Cunneen Chapter 3: 'Race', Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Colin Webster Chapter 4: Girls, Crime and Justice - Gilly Sharpe and Loraine Gelsthorpe PART TWO: TRENDS, EVIDENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE Chapter 5: Trends in Detected Youth Crime and Contemporary State Responses - Tim Bateman Chapter 6: What Evidence for Youth Justice? - David Smith Chapter 7: Risk Management and Early Intervention: A Critical Analysis - Stephen Case and Kevin Haines Chapter 8: The Case for Diversion and Minimum Necessary Intervention - Lesley McAra and Susan McVie Chapter 9: Restorative Justice? A Critical Analysis - Chris Cunneen and Barry Goldson Chapter 10: Desistance from Crime in the Transition to Adulthood - Shadd Maruna, Brendan Coyle and Brendan Marsh Chapter 11: The Circular Motions of Penal Politics and the Pervasive Irrationalities of Child Imprisonment - Barry Goldson Chapter 12: Community Safety and the Policing of Young People in Austere Times - Adam Edwards, Gordon Hughes and Rachel Swann Chapter 13: Youth Transitions, Criminal Careers and Social Exclusion - Rob MacDonald PART THREE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS Chapter 14: Children's Human Rights and Youth Justice with Integrity - Barry Goldson and John Muncie

Informed by the latest research in the field, the contributing authors of Youth Crime & Justice help explain the profoundly important yet uneven changes in youth justice policy and human rights that have emerged in the UK and internationally over the last decade, along with the huge challenges these pose for current efforts at progressive national and international youth justice reform. -- Prof. Russell Smandych An indispensable collection, bringing together some of the most thoughtful scholars in the field of youth justice today. Youth Crime and Justice stands out because it is both solidly grounded in the best traditions of research, and keenly attuned to contemporary (and sometimes unexpected) developments in youth justice 'on the ground'. -- Prof. Elliott Currie With its critical perspective and systematic approach towards a hugely complex issue, the second edition of Youth Crime and Justice fulfils all the expectations and needs of those teaching, studying or researching this domain. It is beyond compare, which made the waiting more than worthwhile. -- Prof. Dr. Jenneke Christiaens