Overview
- First student text to offer an overview of youth justice since the Criminal Justice Act 99
The number of young people entering the criminal justice system has increased very sharply in recent years
Wide interdisciplinary market in youth work, probation work, criminal justice, etc.
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About this book
This book offers a clear and comprehensive guide to youth justice practice based on a solid grounding of academic research and in-depth understanding of how the youth justice system operates. Lessons from the past, current challenges and new directions are all explored. The book provides a judicious balance between an analysis of past policy and practical strategies for present day issues such as parental responsibility, risk and restorative justice.
About the authors
KEVIN HAINES is Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea, where he is responsible for teaching about youth justice and criminal justice management. He has a longstanding interest in youth justice and is a member of the committee of the National Association for Youth Justice. He is the author of Understanding Modern Juvenile Justice.
MARK DRAKEFORD is a lecturer in the School of Social and Administrative Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff, where he has particular interests in social welfare systems and young people. He has been a practitioner in the Juvenile and Youth Court systems in Wales and England for more than twenty years, having worked in the probation service and in intermediate treatment.
MARK DRAKEFORD is a lecturer in the School of Social and Administrative Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff, where he has particular interests in social welfare systems and young people. He has been a practitioner in the Juvenile and Youth Court systems in Wales and England for more than twenty years, having worked in the probation service and in intermediate treatment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Young People and Youth Justice
Authors: Kevin Haines, Mark Drakeford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14388-7
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Kevin Haines and Mark Drakeford 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-68760-4Due: 05 August 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 269
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Social Work