This Dictionary explicitly addresses the historical, legal,
theoretical, organisational, policy, practice, research and
evidential contexts within which 'modern' youth justice in the UK
and beyond is located. The entries cover a spectrum of theoretical
orientations and conceptual perspectives and engage explicitly with
the key statutory provisions and policy and practice imperatives
within each of the three UK jurisdictions. This book is a key
resource for those teaching and studying under-graduate and
post-graduate courses in criminology, criminal justice, sociology,
social policy, law, socio-legal studies, community justice, social
work, youth and community work and police studies, together with
policy-makers, managers and practitioners working within the youth
justice sphere (including staff training officers, youth justice
officers, social workers, probation officers, police officers,
teachers and education workers, health professionals, youth
workers, drug and alcohol workers and juvenile secure estate
staff). The Dictionary of Youth Justice: is designed to meet the
needs of researchers, policy-makers, managers, practitioners and
students; begins with an introductory chapter that maps the key
shifts in contemporary national and international youth justice
systems; contains over 300 alphabetically arranged entries -
written by almost 100 experts in the respective fields - that
explicitly address the core components of youth justice in England
and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; Provides specifically
tailored recommended key texts and sources in respect of each
entry; is closely cross-referenced and contains a detailed index to
assist readers to make connections between and across entries;
includes a detailed 'Directory of Agencies' that relate to youth
justice in each of the three UK jurisdictions; is compiled and
edited by one of the UK's leading authorities in youth justice.
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