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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > Juvenile offenders

The Criminal Trial in Law and Discourse (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010): T. Kirchengast The Criminal Trial in Law and Discourse (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010)
T. Kirchengast
R1,500 Discovery Miles 15 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state.

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders - A Culture of Control? (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010): J Donoghue Anti-Social Behaviour Orders - A Culture of Control? (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010)
J Donoghue
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book vigorously challenges the dominant academic view of ASBOs as erroneous tools of social control, and offers an alternative perspective on anti-social behaviour management which argues that ASBOs are capable of enabling a positive process of engagement among local authorities, housing professionals and residents.

The Invention of International Crime - A Global Issue in the Making, 1881-1914 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010): P. Knepper The Invention of International Crime - A Global Issue in the Making, 1881-1914 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010)
P. Knepper
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We live in the age of international crime but when did it begin? This book examines the period when crime became an international issue (1881-1914), exploring issues such as 'world-shrinking' changes in transportation, communication and commerce, and concerns about alien criminality, white slave trading and anarchist outrages.

Ending the Death Penalty - The European Experience in Global Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010): A. Hammel Ending the Death Penalty - The European Experience in Global Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010)
A. Hammel
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Examining the successful movements to abolish capital punishment in the UK, France, and Germany, this book examines the similarities in the social structure and political strategies of abolition movements in all three countries. An in-depth comparative analysis with other countries assesses chances of success of abolition elsewhere.

Evaluation for Risk of Violence in Juveniles (Paperback): Robert D. Hoge, D. A Andrews Evaluation for Risk of Violence in Juveniles (Paperback)
Robert D. Hoge, D. A Andrews
R1,796 Discovery Miles 17 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.
Volumes include the following helpful features:
. Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations
. Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls
. Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes
. Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference
. Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topic
In making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations. This book places juvenile risk assessment within the context of FMHA for juveniles, so those using it will find it particularly useful to incorporate into their evaluations of risk and needs for adolescents in the juvenile justice system."

Drug Use and Social Change - The Distortion of History (Paperback, 1st ed. 2009): M. Shiner Drug Use and Social Change - The Distortion of History (Paperback, 1st ed. 2009)
M. Shiner
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book locates the rise of illicit drug use within the historical development of late industrial society and challenges the prevailing view. Highlighting key areas of continuity and the on-going value of classic criminological theory, it is argued that recent trends do not constitute the radical departure that is often supposed.

The War on Kids - How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way (Hardcover): Cara H. Drinan The War on Kids - How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way (Hardcover)
Cara H. Drinan
R797 R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 2003, when he was sixteen, Terrence Graham and three other teens attempted to rob a barbeque restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida. Though they left with no money, and no one was seriously injured, Terrence was sentenced to die in prison for his involvement in that crime. As shocking as Terrence's sentence sounds, it is merely a symptom of contemporary American juvenile justice practices. Today in this country, adolescents are routinely transferred out of juvenile court and into adult criminal court without any judicial oversight. Once in adult court, children can be sentenced without regard for their youth. Juveniles are housed in adult correctional facilities; they may be held in solitary confinement; and they experience the highest rates of sexual and physical assault among inmates. Until 2005, children convicted in America's courts were subject to the death penalty; today, they still may be sentenced to die in prison - no matter what efforts they make to rehabilitate themselves. America has waged a war on kids. The War on Kids reveals how the United States went from being a pioneer to an international pariah in its juvenile sentencing practices. While academics and journalists have recognized the failings of juvenile justice practices in this country and have called for change, recent Supreme Court decisions and political developments make those calls a reality today. The War on Kids seizes upon this moment of judicial and political recognition that children are different in the eyes of the law. The book chronicles the shortcomings of juvenile justice by drawing upon social science, legal decisions and first-hand correspondence with Terrence and others like him - individuals whose adolescent errors have cost them their lives. At the same time, The War on Kids maps out concrete steps that states can take to correct the course of American juvenile justice.

Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2008): H Johnston Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2008)
H Johnston
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societies from the early-nineteenth century.

Male Rape - The Emergence of a Social and Legal Issue (Paperback, 1st ed. 2008): N Abdullah-Khan Male Rape - The Emergence of a Social and Legal Issue (Paperback, 1st ed. 2008)
N Abdullah-Khan
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on male-on-male rape, this book looks at the common myths surrounding this taboo issue, including the idea that 'men who rape other men must be homosexual' and that 'real men can't be raped'. It also reveals that men are not only raped in prison, as is commonly believed, and that they suffer similar trauma to female survivors of rape.

Community, Conflict and the State - Rethinking Notions of 'Safety', 'Cohesion' and 'Wellbeing'... Community, Conflict and the State - Rethinking Notions of 'Safety', 'Cohesion' and 'Wellbeing' (Paperback, 1st ed. 2008)
C. Cooper
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Community safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new policy agenda.

Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice - Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg (Paperback, 1st ed. 2007): M. Naughton Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice - Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg (Paperback, 1st ed. 2007)
M. Naughton
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on Foucauldian theory and 'social harm' paradigms, Naughton offers a radical redefinition of miscarriages of justice from a critical perspective. This book uncovers the limits of the entire criminal justice process and challenges the dominant perception that miscarriages of justices are rare and exceptional cases of wrongful imprisonment.

When Children Kill Children - Penal Populism and Political Culture (Hardcover): David A. Green When Children Kill Children - Penal Populism and Political Culture (Hardcover)
David A. Green
R2,320 Discovery Miles 23 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide. Green explores the reasons underlying the vastly differing responses of the English and Norwegian criminal justice systems to the cases of James Bulger and Silje Redergard respectively. Whereas James Bulger's killers were subject to extreme press and public hostility, and held in secure detention for nine months before being tried in an adversarial court, and served eight years in custody, a Redergard's killers were shielded from public antagonism and carefully reintegrated into the local community. This book argues that English adversarial political culture creates far more incentives to politicize high-profile crimes than Norwegian consensus political culture. Drawing on a wealth of empirical research, Green suggests that the tendency for politicians to justify punitive responses to crime by invoking harsh political attitudes is based upon a flawed understanding of public opinion. In a compelling study, Green proposes a more deliberative response to crime is possible by making English culture less adversarial and by making informed public judgment more assessable.

The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders - Forging Paths toward Reintegration and Rehabilitation (Paperback): Carol L.... The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders - Forging Paths toward Reintegration and Rehabilitation (Paperback)
Carol L. Kessler, Louis James Kraus
R2,559 Discovery Miles 25 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The majority of young people in the American juvenile justice system have diagnosable mental illnesses, including substance abuse, mental retardation and learning disorders. However, these often remain undetected and untreated. In this book, a team of experts examines the prevalence of mental disorders in this population and describes the means of screening for, diagnosing, and treating them effectively in a developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive manner. They also examine psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches; innovative alternatives to detention; the true costs of detaining youth; vulnerability to self-incrimination; and the alarming trend of minority confinement. Their comprehensive coverage includes discussion of ethical dilemmas and the need for preventive strategies and integrated approaches involving judicial, law enforcement, educational, and mental health professionals. This book will be of interest to both mental health and juvenile justice professionals.

Criminal Records - A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2007): T. Thomas Criminal Records - A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2007)
T. Thomas
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Terry Thomas considers the use of criminal records within the criminal justice system and beyond - especially the growth of their use for pre-employment screening via the Criminal Records Bureau. This book also considers future developments and the impact that transferring criminal records across international borders will have.

Delinquent-Prone Communities (Paperback, Revised): Don Weatherburn, Bronwyn Lind Delinquent-Prone Communities (Paperback, Revised)
Don Weatherburn, Bronwyn Lind
R1,027 Discovery Miles 10 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Despite a century of effort, criminologists do not yet fully understand the relationship between disadvantage and crime. The balance of evidence suggests that economic and social stress increase the risk of involvement in crime by increasing the motivation to offend. But there are a number of empirical anomalies that cannot easily be reconciled with this interpretation of the evidence. Weatherburn and Lind argue that the transmission mechanism linking economic and social stress to crime is not offender motivation but disruption to the parenting process. They put forward an epidemic model of the genesis of delinquent-prone communities and show how this model resolves the empirical anomalies facing conventional interpretations of the disadvantage/crime relationship. This book offers compelling evidence which will stimulate debate in this area of criminology and will also interest academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field.

Double Jeopardy - Adolescent Offenders with Mental Disorders (Paperback, New edition): Thomas Grisso Double Jeopardy - Adolescent Offenders with Mental Disorders (Paperback, New edition)
Thomas Grisso
R1,010 Discovery Miles 10 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the twenty-first-century world of juvenile justice policy and practice, nearly everyone agrees that one of the most pressing issues facing the nation's juvenile courts is their proper response to delinquent youths with mental disorders. Recent research indicates that about two-thirds of adolescent offenders in juvenile justice facilities meet the criteria for one or more mental disorders. What are the obligations of our juvenile justice system, then, as the caretaker for delinquent youth with such disabilities? How do issues of adolescent development create special challenges in determining the court's proper response to delinquents with special mental health needs? Thomas Grisso considers these questions while offering new information to assist the juvenile justice system in its responses to the needs of our children.
"Double Jeopardy" considers the newest data on the nature of youths' mental disorders--their relationships to delinquency, the values and limits of methods to treat them, and the common patterns of adolescent offending. That information is used to chart a rational course for fulfilling the juvenile justice system's duty--as a custodian of children in need of health care, as a legal system promoting fairness in youth adjudication, and as a protector of public safety--to respond to delinquent youths' mental disorders. Moreover, "Double Jeopardy" provides a scientific yet practical foundation for lawmakers, judges, attorneys, and mental health care professionals, as well as researchers who must fill the knowledge gaps that limit the juvenile justice system's abilities to meet youths' mental health needs.

Delinquent Networks - Youth Co-Offending in Stockholm (Paperback, Revised): Jerzy Sarnecki Delinquent Networks - Youth Co-Offending in Stockholm (Paperback, Revised)
Jerzy Sarnecki
R1,456 Discovery Miles 14 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a study of co-offering relations among youths under twenty-one suspected of criminal offences in Stockholm during 1991-5. In total, the study includes just over 22,000 individuals suspected of around 29,000 offences. Jerzy Sarnecki employs the methods of network analysis which makes it possible to study the ties, social bonds, interactions, differential associations and connections that are central to many of the sociologically oriented theories on the aetiology of crime. Up to now, network analysis has been used only rarely in the criminological context. The book discusses many aspects of Stockholm's delinquent networks such as the existence of delinquent gangs and a criminal underworld, the durability of delinquent relations, and the choice of co-offenders with respect to sex, age, residential location, ethnic background and earlier delinquent experience. It also considers the effects of societal intervention on criminal networks. This unique study will appeal to a wide audience.

Presumed Criminal - Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York (Hardcover): Carl Suddler Presumed Criminal - Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York (Hardcover)
Carl Suddler
R2,125 Discovery Miles 21 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A startling examination of the deliberate criminalization of black youths from the 1930s to today A stark disparity exists between black and white youth experiences in the justice system today. Black youths are perceived to be older and less innocent than their white peers. When it comes to incarceration, race trumps class, and even as black youths articulate their own experiences with carceral authorities, many Americans remain surprised by the inequalities they continue to endure. In this revealing book, Carl Suddler brings to light a much longer history of the policies and strategies that tethered the lives of black youths to the justice system indefinitely. The criminalization of black youth is inseparable from its racialized origins. In the mid-twentieth century, the United States justice system began to focus on punishment, rather than rehabilitation. By the time the federal government began to address the issue of juvenile delinquency, the juvenile justice system shifted its priorities from saving delinquent youth to purely controlling crime, and black teens bore the brunt of the transition. In New York City, increased state surveillance of predominantly black communities compounded arrest rates during the post-World War II period, providing justification for tough-on-crime policies. Questionable police practices, like stop-and-frisk, combined with media sensationalism, cemented the belief that black youth were the primary cause for concern. Even before the War on Crime, the stakes were clear: race would continue to be the crucial determinant in American notions of crime and delinquency, and black youths condemned with a stigma of criminality would continue to confront the overwhelming power of the state.

Desisting from Crime - Continuity and Change in Long-term Crime Patterns of Serious Chronic Offenders (Hardcover): Michael E.... Desisting from Crime - Continuity and Change in Long-term Crime Patterns of Serious Chronic Offenders (Hardcover)
Michael E. Ezell, Lawrence E. Cohen
R2,798 Discovery Miles 27 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This groundbreaking study examines patterns of offending among persistent juvenile offenders. The authors address questions that have been the focus of criminological debate over the last two decades. Are there are multiple groups of offenders in the population with distinct age-crime patterns? Are between-person differences in criminal offending patterns stable throughout the offender's life? Is there a relationship between offending at one time and at a subsequent time of life, after time-stable differences in criminal propensity are controlled? Ezell and Cohen address these issues by examining three large, separately drawn samples of serious youthful offenders from California. Each sample was tracked over a long time-period, and sophisticated statistical models were used to test eight empirical hypotheses drawn from three major theories of crime: population heterogeneity, state dependence, and dual taxonomy. Each of these three perspectives offers different predictions about the relationship between age and crime, and the possibility of crime desistance over the life of serious chronic offenders. Despite the serious chronic criminality among the sample offenders, by the time they reached their mid- to late twenties and continuing into their thirties, each of the six latent classes of offender identified by the study had begun to demonstrate a declining number of arrests. This finding has profound implications for penal policies that impose life sentences on multiple offenders, such as the Californian 'three strikes and you're out' which incarcerates inmates for 25 years to life with their 'third strike' conviction, at precisely the point when they have begun to grow out of serious crime.

Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective (Hardcover): Terence P. Thornberry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte,... Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective (Hardcover)
Terence P. Thornberry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Carolyn A. Smith, Kimberly Tobin
R2,705 Discovery Miles 27 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

To reveal how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development, the authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead to joining. After demonstrating that gang members are responsible for the major share of serious and violent delinquency, they indicate how membership facilitates delinquent behavior and other developmental problems such as teen pregnancy and school dropout.

Delinquent Networks - Youth Co-Offending in Stockholm (Hardcover): Jerzy Sarnecki Delinquent Networks - Youth Co-Offending in Stockholm (Hardcover)
Jerzy Sarnecki
R2,702 Discovery Miles 27 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a study of co-offending relations among youths under 21 suspected of criminal offenses in Stockholm during 1991-1995. In total, the study includes just over 22,000 individuals suspected of around 29,000 offenses. Jerzy Sarnecki employs the method of network analysis that makes it possible to study the ties, social bonds, interactions, differential associations and connections that are central to many of the sociologically oriented theories on the etiology of crime. Up to now, network analysis had been used only rarely in the criminological context.

Ages of Anxiety - Historical and Transnational Perspectives on Juvenile Justice (Hardcover): William S. Bush, David S. Tanenhaus Ages of Anxiety - Historical and Transnational Perspectives on Juvenile Justice (Hardcover)
William S. Bush, David S. Tanenhaus
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Six compelling histories of youth crime in the twentieth century Ages of Anxiety presents six case studies of juvenile justice policy in the twentieth century from around the world, adding context to the urgent and international conversation about youth, crime, and justice. By focusing on magistrates, social workers, probation and police officers, and youth themselves, editors William S. Bush and David S. Tanenhaus highlight the role of ordinary people as meaningful and consequential historical actors. After providing an international perspective on the social history of ideas about how children are different from adults, the contributors explain why those differences should matter for the administration of justice. They examine how reformers used the idea of modernization to build and legitimize juvenile justice systems in Europe and Mexico, and present histories of policing and punishing youth crime. Ages of Anxiety introduces a new theoretical model for interpreting historical research to demonstrate the usefulness of social histories of children and youth for policy analysis and decision-making in the twenty-first century. Shedding new light on the substantive aims of the juvenile court, the book is a historically informed perspective on the critical topic of youth, crime, and justice.

American Youth Violence (Paperback, Revised): Franklin E Zimring American Youth Violence (Paperback, Revised)
Franklin E Zimring
R988 Discovery Miles 9 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinized criminal statistics and demographic trends. The result is a thorough debunking of Congressional predictions of "a coming storm of juvenile violence" and the half-baked policy proposals that accompany such warnings. The book sets forth comprehensive and dispassionate analyses of three key areas of youth violence policy: adolescent firearms possession and use, standards for transfer from juvenile to criminal court jurisdiction, and legal sanctions for adolescents who kill. Throughout American Youth Violence, the core issues of youth violence in the 1990s are examined with an unprecedented degree of analytic rigour. Zimring also offers an appropriate set of responses to youth violence that are consistent with a positive future for the juvenile court and for American youth.

Bad Kids - Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court (Paperback, Revised): Barry C Feld Bad Kids - Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court (Paperback, Revised)
Barry C Feld
R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by a leading scholar of juvenile justice, this book explores the social and legal changes that have transformed the juvenile court in the last three decades from a nominally rehabilitative welfare agency into a scaled-down criminal court for young offenders. It explores the complex relationship between race and youth crime to explain both the Supreme Court decision to provide delinquents with procedural justice and the more recent political impetus to "get tough" on young offenders. This provocative book will be necessary reading for criminal and juvenile justice scholars, sociologists, legislators, and juvenile justice personnel.

Mean Streets - Youth Crime and Homelessness (Hardcover): John Hagan, Bill McCarthy Mean Streets - Youth Crime and Homelessness (Hardcover)
John Hagan, Bill McCarthy
R2,713 Discovery Miles 27 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This field study features intensive personal interviews of more than four hundred young people who have left home and school and are living on the streets of Toronto and Vancouver. The study examines why youth take to the streets, their struggles to survive there, their victimization and involvement in crime, their associations with other street youth, especially within "street families," their contacts with the police, and their efforts to rejoin conventional society. Major theories of youth crime are analyzed and reappraised in the context of a new social capital theory of crime.

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