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Author Burke, Roger Hopkins, author.

Title Young people, crime and justice / by Roger Hopkins-Burke.

Publication Info. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  364.36 B959Y    Check Shelf
Edition 2nd edition.
Description xi, 376 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : the problem of youth crime -- Children, young people and modernity -- From justice to welfare and its malcontents -- Youth justice and the new conservatism -- New Labour and the youth justice system -- Theorising the development of youth justice -- Youth offending as rational behaviour -- Biological explanations of youth offending -- Psychological explanations of youth offending -- Sociological explanations of youth offending -- The coalition, the big society and youth justice policy -- The contemporary youth justice system -- Effective youth justice in practice -- Youth justice in wider context -- Comparative youth justice -- Conclusions : the future of youth justice.
Subject Juvenile delinquency -- Great Britain.
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Great Britain.
Juvenile delinquency. (OCoLC)fst00985320
Juvenile justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00985472
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
ISBN 9781138776616 (hardback)
1138776610 (hardback)
9781138776623 (pbk.)
1138776629 (pbk.)
9781315773100 (ebook)
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