Youth Justice
Critical Readings
- John Muncie - The Open University, UK
- Gordon Hughes - Cardiff University, UK
- Eugene McLaughlin - City University London, UK
`This is a valuable student text; carefully collated and with an abuntant array of material... and will surely become a widely used course reader. For the practitioner and general reader it is a book to dip into, a means to access debates and remind oneself of the ebb and flow of policy' - Youth Justice
Youth Justice brings together for the first time the most influential international contributors to the emergent field of youth justice studies.
Youth Justice provides:
· a critical introduction to the intellectual reframing of the history, theory, policy and practice of youth justice.
· an essential resource of key debates and controversies from across the range of disciplines engaged in the study of youth in the social sciences
· editorial essays at the beginning of each substantive section of the
volume
· specially commissioned chapters at the end of each section, which place the readings in their theoretical and historical context.
The Reader is the set text for The Open University course, Youth Justice, Penality and Social Control (D864).
`This is a valuable student text; carefully collated and with an abuntant array of material... and will surely become a widely used course reader. For the practitioner and general reader it is a book to dip into, a means to access debates and remind oneself of the ebb and flow of policy' - Youth Justice
`An excellent reader. It contains all the basic ingredients of a superb teaching book with the qualities of a thought-provoking text.... Should be required reading for all students of criminal justice policy and it will be a valuable teaching resource for all those involved in the delivery of courses on young people, justice and punishment' - Punishment and Society
Text provides many different perspectives on all aspects of the youth justice system, will serve as a great compliment to studies of the youth justice system and attitudes towards punishment in all levels.
This book was used in teach 'young people, law and order'. It is a recommended read as the information about restorative justice is useful. the information is also up to date and discusses contemporary Britain and the YJS.
This text is useful in challenging students’ views and opinions on how children are treated in the contemporary youth justice system. It helps students to think critically and challenge the status quo.
Sage College Publishing
