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A society's response to youth crime reveals much about its broader
cultural values, social circumstances, and political affairs. This
book examines reactions and policy responses to youth delinquency
and crime in Hong Kong during its colonial and post-colonial
periods, and in doing so, underscores the history of Hong Kong
itself and its present-day circumstances. Exploring how officials
have responded to youth crime in Hong Kong over time, this book
tracks the emergence of a penal elitist mode of governance,
highlighting concerns not only about young people's behavior but
the need for officials to establish state authority and promote
citizen identification. In turn, it reveals an alternative to the
'usual story' about youth crime found in many western regions and
provides an opportunity to begin to develop a comparative
criminology. The book examines the emergence of the 'disciplinary
welfare' tariff during the 1970s, debates and policy changes
related to the minimum age of criminal responsibility and youth sex
crimes, and inaction regarding the introduction of restorative
justice initiatives in the post-colonial era. It also addresses the
power of 'Post-80s' youth to protest and challenge government
policies, which directly combat contemporary fears regarding the
'mainlandization' of Hong Kong. Drawing on archival sources,
official reports and interviews with key stakeholders in the
juvenile justice system, Responding to Youth Crime in Hong Kong
will appeal to students and scholars interested in Chinese society,
criminology, social work, sociology and youth studies.
In recent years law, crime and justice have become increasingly
politicised in Hong Kong. Understanding Criminal Justice in Hong
Kong, 2nd Edition offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of
and introduction to the criminal justice system in Hong Kong,
building upon recent events and controversies. This book provides a
much-needed overview of the criminal justice system in Hong Kong,
including new chapters on criminological research methods, defining
crime, fear of crime, the criminal court system, police power and
discretion, and plea bargaining. This revised and expanded second
edition: Outlines the basic concepts of criminal law in Hong Kong,
Analyses the process of the criminal justice system, ranging from
the reporting of a crime through to the correctional system,
Examines how criminal justice personnel work in practice, and how
they deal with the offenders and victims during the criminal
justice process, Invites readers to consider arguments and debates
that surround the controversial issues in the Hong Kong criminal
justice system. This book is a comprehensive resource for students
studying this subject as part of a wider course in criminal
justice, police studies, law or social work, and for practitioners
working in Hong Kong in the police, prisons, probation, voluntary
agencies and other criminal justice personnel. Text features
include review questions, lists of cases cited, and useful
websites.
In recent years law, crime and justice have become increasingly
politicised in Hong Kong. Understanding Criminal Justice in Hong
Kong, 2nd Edition offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of
and introduction to the criminal justice system in Hong Kong,
building upon recent events and controversies. This book provides a
much-needed overview of the criminal justice system in Hong Kong,
including new chapters on criminological research methods, defining
crime, fear of crime, the criminal court system, police power and
discretion, and plea bargaining. This revised and expanded second
edition: Outlines the basic concepts of criminal law in Hong Kong,
Analyses the process of the criminal justice system, ranging from
the reporting of a crime through to the correctional system,
Examines how criminal justice personnel work in practice, and how
they deal with the offenders and victims during the criminal
justice process, Invites readers to consider arguments and debates
that surround the controversial issues in the Hong Kong criminal
justice system. This book is a comprehensive resource for students
studying this subject as part of a wider course in criminal
justice, police studies, law or social work, and for practitioners
working in Hong Kong in the police, prisons, probation, voluntary
agencies and other criminal justice personnel. Text features
include review questions, lists of cases cited, and useful
websites.
A society's response to youth crime reveals much about its broader
cultural values, social circumstances, and political affairs. This
book examines reactions and policy responses to youth delinquency
and crime in Hong Kong during its colonial and post-colonial
periods, and in doing so, underscores the history of Hong Kong
itself and its present-day circumstances. Exploring how officials
have responded to youth crime in Hong Kong over time, this book
tracks the emergence of a penal elitist mode of governance,
highlighting concerns not only about young people's behavior but
the need for officials to establish state authority and promote
citizen identification. In turn, it reveals an alternative to the
'usual story' about youth crime found in many western regions and
provides an opportunity to begin to develop a comparative
criminology. The book examines the emergence of the 'disciplinary
welfare' tariff during the 1970s, debates and policy changes
related to the minimum age of criminal responsibility and youth sex
crimes, and inaction regarding the introduction of restorative
justice initiatives in the post-colonial era. It also addresses the
power of 'Post-80s' youth to protest and challenge government
policies, which directly combat contemporary fears regarding the
'mainlandization' of Hong Kong. Drawing on archival sources,
official reports and interviews with key stakeholders in the
juvenile justice system, Responding to Youth Crime in Hong Kong
will appeal to students and scholars interested in Chinese society,
criminology, social work, sociology and youth studies.
This book provides an introduction to the legal system in Hong
Kong. Understanding Hong Kong's legal system today requires both an
understanding of the British origins of much of the laws and legal
institutions as well as the uniquely Hong Kong developments in the
application of the Basic Law under 'one country, two systems'.
These features of the Hong Kong legal system are explored in this
book, which takes into account developments in the two decades or
so of the new legal framework in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover.
In providing both an exposition of the legal institutions in Hong
Kong and legal method under Hong Kong's legal system (including
practical guidance and examples on case law, statutory
interpretation and legal research), this book is ideal for
first-year law students, students of other disciplines who study
law and readers who have an interest in Hong Kong's unique legal
system.
The primary aim of this book is to examine the role of social
workers in schools with respect to fostering children's rights and
creating better outcomes for children and young people in seven
selected countries or places: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In this edited volume, a
number of scholars, researchers and social work practitioners share
their insights on school social work service or practice in their
respective countries or places, and discuss how school social work
service can further be improved to address the needs and problems
of children and young people. School social work is a specialised
area of youth work around the world. It has been developed for a
long time. However, school social work service may take different
forms and shapes, thereby affecting how it is delivered. For
instance, while some school social workers primarily play the role
of a clinical counsellor or caseworker, others see themselves as an
advocate for the disabled and disadvantaged young people in
schools. Therefore, instead of making comparisons among different
practices, each chapter aims to introduce salient features of the
school social work service of a specific country or place. In
addition to examining the historical development of school social
work in their regions, each chapter will also explore the views of
school social workers regarding their successes and challenges in
their day-to-day practices.
This title provides a much needed theoretical account of
socio-cultural and identity issues surrounding middle-class Chinese
migration in the changing context of migration policies and issues
in Australia and other places. It also offers insights to students
studying the current changing face of Chinese migration and
provides relevant data to policy-makers, managers and practitioners
in the field of immigration and multicultural affairs. This is a
cutting edge volume that advances theories, methodologies and
policy issues relating to contemporary middle-class Chinese
migrants. It reports and discusses multidisciplinary research
undertaken in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The book will not
only serve as an introductory textbook for students of migration
studies, social sciences and China studies, but also as a reference
source for those who are interested in learning about recent
Chinese migration in Asia and the Pacific.
Written by a team of authors with a broad range of practice,
teaching and research experience in the field of social work and
human services, this book considers the best practice models which
are available to social workers today. Social Work and Human
Services Best Practice is organised around the 10 key issues of:
child protection, young offenders, adult offenders, mental health,
disability, healthcare, ageing, working in rural and remote
communities, Indigenous Australians, and migrants and refugees.
Comprehensive consideration is given to the practical, theoretical,
legal and political aspects of working in these areas and effective
strategies for doing so are identified. Each chapter includes an
introduction, a clear accessible structure, a summary, additional
resource information such as links to useful websites, a list of
review questions, and a chapter bibliography. Clearly organised and
user-friendly Social Work and Human Services Best Practice makes
for essential reading for students and teachers of social work,
human services and welfare studies, and an ideal sourcebook for
practitioners working in the field.
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