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Youth Offending in Transition - The Search for Social Recognition (Paperback, New Ed)
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Youth Offending in Transition - The Search for Social Recognition (Paperback, New Ed)
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"Youth Offending in Transition: The search for social recognition
"Monica Barry Drug-taking, weapon-wielding gangs of youths in
hoodies - youth offending is an enduring, albeit misleading,
preoccupation of media and government. But how can we better
understand the choices and constraints that young offenders really
face? This book takes a new approach to youth crime by arguing that
the transition from childhood to adulthood can be an isolating and
disempowering experience for young people. Children and young
people are inherently vulnerable because of their age and status -
they are a minority group, with the potential for being exploited,
discriminated against, dominated and disrespected by adults. "Youth
Offending in Transition "explores how their treatment by adult
society may lead young people to resort to crime as a means of
gaining respect and kudos from their peers. Using concepts of
capital and the narratives of young offenders themselves, this book
is based on original researchinto the reasons why young people
start and stop offending. It discusses the following topics:
criminal theory and the significance of youth transitions to the
"age-crime curve" social identity and reputation amongst young
people social inequalities and their influence on youth transitions
the criminalization and discrimination of young people by adults
the importance of social recognition in reducing offending "Youth
Offending in Transition "is an invaluable resource for students,
academics and professionals working in criminology, youth justice,
social policy, youth policy and social work.
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