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Working with Young Offenders

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. John Pitts
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Politics of Policy

    • John Pitts
    Pages 1-19

  3. Youth Crime in the UK

    • John Pitts
    Pages 20-34

  4. The Youth Justice System: from Arrest to Prosecution

    • John Pitts
    Pages 35-46

  5. The Youth Justice System: the Youth Court

    • John Pitts
    Pages 47-70

  6. Pre-Sentence Reports

    • John Pitts
    Pages 71-82

  7. Working with Young Offenders

    • John Pitts
    Pages 83-97

  8. Preventive Work in the Community

    • John Pitts
    Pages 98-117

  9. Preventive Work in Schools

    • John Pitts
    Pages 118-135

  10. Preventive Work with Individuals

    • John Pitts
    Pages 136-152

  11. Custody

    • John Pitts
    Pages 153-161

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 162-171
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About this book

This book offers a comprehensive and critical account of the changes introduced into the UK youth justice system by the 1998 Crime and Disorder legislation, and its implications for youth justice managers and professionals. It identifies strategies for the practitioner that address the impact of crime, the social predicament of the young offender and the effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms of social control and social support, thereby showing ways of coming to grips with one of the most serious problems besetting the poorest members of our society.

About the author

JOHN PITTS is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and Director of the Vauxhall Centre for the Study of Crime at the University of Luton. He is chair of the editorial board of the journal, Social Work in Europe, a board member and contributor to the 'Youth Crime and Youth Justice' section of the journal, Research Matters, and an editorial board member of the UNICEF journal, Juvenile Justice International. He is the author of many publications, including The Probation Handbook and Discipline or Solidarity: The New Politics of Juvenile Crime.

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