Youth, Crime and Justice (Paperback, New)

Youth, Crime and Justice takes a critical issues approach to analyzing the current debates and issues in juvenile delinquency. It encourages readers to adopt an analytical understanding encompassing not only juvenile crime, but also the broader context within which the conditions of juvenile criminality occur. Students are invited to explore the connections between social, political, economic and cultural conditions and juvenile crime. This book engages with the key topics in the debate about juvenile justice and delinquency: juvenile institutions delinquency theories gender and race youth and moral panic restorative justice youth culture and delinquency. It clearly examines all the important comparative and transnational research studies for each topic. Throughout, appropriate qualitative studies are used to provide context and explain the theories in practice, conveying a powerful sense of the experience of juvenile justice. This accessible and innovative textbook will be an indispensable resource for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in criminology, criminal justice and sociology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2012
Authors:	Cyndi Banks
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	334
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-78124-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Promotions
LSN:	0-415-78124-8
Barcode:	9780415781244

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