Youth Offending and Youth Justice

Part One: Youth Offending and Youth Justice in Context.; Chapter 1. Introduction. Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill, both of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, UK.; Chapter 2. The Changing Landscape of Youth and Youth Crime. Sheila Brown, University of Sheffield Hallam, UK.; Chapter 3. Criminal Careers and Young People. Susan McVie, University of Edinburgh, UK.; Chapter 4. Children and Young People: Criminalisation and Punishment. Rod Morgan, University of Bristol, UK.; Chapter 5. Youth Justice Policy and Its Influence on Desistance From Crime. Monica Barry.; Chapter 6. Youth, Crime and Punitive Public Opinion: Hopes and Fears for the Next Generation. Shadd Maruna, University of Belfast, UK and Anna King, Rutgers University, USA.; Part Two: Youth Offending and Youth Justice in Practice.; Chapter 7. Beyond Risk Assessment: The Return of Repressive Welfarism? Jo Phoenix, University of Durham, UK.; Chapter 8. Beyond What Works: The Moral Heart of Supervision. Fergus McNeill.; Chapter 9. Incarcerating Young People: The Impact of Custodial 'Care'. Mark Halsey, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and James Armitage, Attorney-General's Department, Australian Government.; Chapter 10. Doing Youth Justice: Beyond Boundaries? Anna Souhami, University of Edinburgh, UK.; Chapter 11. Conclusions. Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill. The Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

For those preferring a more critical analysis and who are ambitious to work in a landscape illuminated by research and what the co-editors might call ""ethical principles"", this book will be welcomed... More importantly, it is relevant across the range of disciplines and professions involved in youth justice and prevention... The co-editors conclude with an excellent retrospective analysis of the book as a whole, providing commentary on the themes and some useful messages for policy and practice development. All this is crucial reading at a time when youth justice is facing big changes, with few elements of practice, or governance, likely to remain stable.