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The Immigration–Crime Nexus: Inner and Outer Containment Buffer or A Push Toward Delinquency Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Ming-Li Hsieh, Meng Ru Shih
The ongoing debate over the immigration–crime nexus has continued to attract a wide range of research efforts in the criminal justice field. To build on these initiatives, this study not only examines the relationship between immigrants and adolescent crime but also explores attributes derived from containment effects that may contribute to or shield individuals from deviant behavior in America. Results
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Inequality in Youth Justice: A Call for Global Action Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-28 Yannick van den Brink
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Procedural Justice and Post-Pandemic Police-Youth Relations Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Stefaan Pleysier, Ursula Kilkelly
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Joyriding Among Young First Nations Australians: Assessing Police Trust and Confidence Through the Lens of Youth and Key Stakeholders Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Matthew M. Morgan, Shannon Dodd
Young First Nations Australians typically distrust and are reluctant to cooperate with the police. This article discusses data from a pilot intervention programme regarding First Nations young people’s involvement in car theft and joyriding. We conducted seven in-depth interviews with young Australians – most of whom identified as First Nations Australians – and six key community stakeholders who helped
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COVID-19 and Family Visits: A Systematic Jurisdiction Analysis of Family Visitation and Safety Policies in Juvenile Correctional Facilities in the United States Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Julissa O. Muñiz, Frederique Corcoran, Mariah Camper, Samuel Gruber, J. Mark Eddy, Danielle Dallaire
When COVID-19 first hit the United States, juvenile correctional facilities across the country discontinued all in-person activities including family visits. Correctional facilities across the country were among the last institutions to reopen their doors for in-person activities given the heightened risk of rapid spread. Drawing on data gathered in February and March 2022, this study examined the
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Crime Prevention, Support or Punishment? Introducing an Ambiguous System of Youth Justice in Denmark Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Ann Karina Henriksen, Tea Torbenfeldt Bengtsson, Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen
International research on youth justice systems has highlighted diversion as a key element in early crime prevention and deterrence. In Denmark, a youth justice reform was introduced in 2019 that restructured how the justice system responds to children and youths who are suspected or convicted of a crime. With the introduction of a Youth Crime Board (YCB) and a Youth Probation Service (YPS), the new
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Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Remedy: Recent Developments Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ann Skelton
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Difficult ‘By Design’: Viewpoints of Crown Attorneys and Defense Counsel Working With Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Youth Justice System Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Daniella Bendo, Christine Goodwin-De Faria, Caitlin Baruth, Madison Moore
Despite the overrepresentation of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the youth criminal justice system, little is known about their experiences. Drawing on interviews with defense counsel and crown attorneys, we examine how Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) guides the work of justice professionals and the extent to which this legislation responds to youth with
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The Good, the Bad, and the Narrative: How Youth Experience the ‘Gangsta’ in Rap Music Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Bernd Dollinger
Rap is a music genre that is as dynamic and internationally successful as it is extensively discredited. This contribution begins here by focusing on the perception of young rap fans and asking what meaning they attach to rap specifically with regard to the criminality of gangstas. The empirical basis for the analyses is an ethnographic study with young rap fans in Germany. The results show that rappers
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Children’s and Families’ Perspectives and Understanding of Children’s Court Criminal Processes and Consequences: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Grey Literature Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 John Frederick, Bernadette Saunders, Gaye Lansdell
This article presents findings from a scoping review of qualitative grey literature regarding children’s and families’ perspectives and understanding of Children’s Court criminal processes in which they are participants. Many children and families had difficulty understanding court proceedings, particularly formal and legal language, and fully appreciating the significant implications of decisions
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A Question of Age? Applying Desistance With Children Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Alexandra Wigzell, Tim Bateman
Youth justice in England and Wales has seen the increasing adoption of desistance thinking in recent years. There has been scarce academic debate of this development, despite the desistance evidence base focussing on adult pathways away from crime. This article examines the theorisation and application of desistance thinking with children, centring on the experiences and narratives of four ‘groups’
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Emotional Management Programme for Male Adolescent Offenders in Custody Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Kristie Dellar
This mixed-methods study examines the effectiveness of the emotional management (EM) programme for male juvenile offenders in custody. EM is a 10-session cognitive-behavioural, skills-based group programme designed to target a range of general criminogenic needs. Paired group analyses were completed to examine the differences in pre- and post-programme scores for the total sample ( N = 110) and results
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Changing Responses to Juvenile Arrests: Analyzing 30 Years of Juvenile Court Records Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Kathleen Powell
This article assesses change in juvenile formal social control in the United States from 1985 to 2014. By combining national juvenile arrest and court data, I compute and analyze arrest-adjusted trends in court processing and case dispositions. Results indicate that the juvenile justice system now operates with a wider net of control through stronger connections with law enforcement and increased use
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Sport, Physical Activity, and Young People Who Are Incarcerated: A Scoping Review Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Mark Norman, Jesse Sonoda, Rosemary Ricciardelli
We present a scoping review of qualitative scholarly publications on sport and physical activity in secure custody facilities for young people published over a 22-year period, finding the literature remains geographically, substantively, and theoretically scant. We identify and assess predominant themes in the following four areas: (1) sport’s potential contribution to young persons’ rehabilitation
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Transgender Youth, Challenges, Responses, and the Juvenile Justice System: A Systematic Literature Review of an Emerging Literature Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Jennifer Watson, India Bryce, Tania M. Phillips, Tait Sanders, Annette Brömdal
This systematic literature review synthesizes available empirical studies exploring the challenges experienced by transgender youth within juvenile justice contexts and systems responses to them. T...
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Victimization in Juvenile Sexual Assault Legislation: A Critical Content Analysis of State Laws in the United States of America Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Amanda Isabel Osuna, Krystal Garcia, Seth Wyatt Fallik, Taylor Markevitch
Although research has been conducted on the risks and effects of juvenile sexual assault, there is a gap in our knowledge surrounding juvenile sexual assault and how the law discusses victims. The ...
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Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-11 Sean Creaney, Samantha Burns
The Child First Participation agenda in England marks a paradigm shift in youth justice. This solidifies a commitment to democratising decision-making processes with children. Drawing on interviews...
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A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Katie Hunter, Claire Fitzpatrick, Jo Staines, Julie Shaw
In 2018, the National Protocol on Reducing Unnecessary Criminalisation of Looked-after Children and Care Leavers was published in England. The protocol represented national recognition of the issue...
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Decolonising Youth Justice, Rethinking Childhood: Caribbean Counterstories in Detention Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-25 Paul Mutsaers
This article offers counterstories from a Caribbean youth detention centre in support of an agenda to decolonise youth justice and rethink childhood. It contrasts the youth’s own ‘ethics of illegal...
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Children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Spies First, Children Second Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Raymond Arthur, Tracy Kirk
The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 empowers the police, and other authorities, throughout the United Kingdom to use children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHI...
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The Social Dynamics of Adolescent Co-offending Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Sally-Ann Ashton, Anna Bussu
This paper explores the social dynamics of adolescent co-offending and decision-making processes among co-offenders; and to investigate co-offending roles in relation to the nature of a specific cr...
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Compelled by an Emotional Economy of Care: Explorations of the Youth Justice Student ‘Career’ Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Ricky Gee
This article provides insights into a project involving youth justice undergraduates learning a range of social theory to inform reflexive explorations of ‘career’. Such exploration involved scruti...
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Temptations, Techniques and Typologies: Insights from a Western Australian Sample of Young People Who Burgle Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Suzanne Rock, Natalie Gately, James McCue, Nathalie St Martin
A significant amount of property crime is committed by young people. In this novel qualitative study, 50 young people were interviewed to obtain an insight into their motivations to burgle. Decisio...
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From Referral to Treatment: Implementation Processes in Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Programs Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Alison Greene, Josephine D. Korchmaros, Raanan G. Kagan, Erika M. Ostlie, Monica Davis
Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTCs) provide a critical opportunity to identify and treat youth with substance use disorders (SUD). Structuring JTDCs to minimize process complexity and time to tr...
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I’m Trying to Save My Family: Parent Experiences of Child Criminal Exploitation Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Nina Maxwell
Despite growing awareness of child criminal exploitation, there is a dearth of evidence relating to parent views and experiences. This article presents interview findings from parents with lived ex...
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Examining the Literacy Abilities of Young People With Language Difficulties Who Are Serving Community Orders Within the Youth Justice Service Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Thomas Hopkins, Judy Clegg
Language and literacy difficulties are prevalent in young people involved in youth justice services (YJS). Given the known importance of language for literacy development, few studies have examined...
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Challenges in the Future of Restorative Youth Justice in Ireland: Minimising Intervention, Maximising Participation Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Ian D. Marder, Louise Forde
While restorative approaches encompass a small proportion of youth justice practices in Ireland, the new Youth Justice Strategy (2021–2027) aims to include more victims in restorative justice, expa...
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Deterring Children From Crime Through Sentencing: Can It Be Justified? Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Thomas Crofts, Enys Delmage, Laura Janes
Children receive sentences underpinned by deterrence theory in many jurisdictions, as demonstrated by recent cases in Australia and England and Wales. This article explores whether deterrent senten...
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My Criminal Friend: Maneuvering Friendships and Abstaining from Crime in High-Risk Areas in Denmark Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Mie Birk Haller, Thomas Friis Søgaard, Torsten Kolind, Mads Madsen, Geoffrey Hunt, Tobias Kammersgaard
This article highlights the perspective of 39 young men who live and have friends in a Danish high-risk neighborhood. We look into their use of microlevel tactics to socialize with crime-involved f...
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Adolescents’ and Parents’ Knowledge of Laws Pertaining to Adolescent Sexual Behavior: The Role of Perceived Policy Fairness on Adolescents’ Willingness to Violate the Law Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 April Gile Thomas, Anna D. Drozdova, Isabelle M. Clough, Adam D. Fine
This study evaluated 190 adolescent–parent dyads from two US sites (CA and TX) about their awareness of and attitudes toward adolescent sexting and age of sexual consent policies. Findings indicate...
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Family Belonging and Internalizing Symptoms among Youth Involved with the Juvenile Justice System Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Katie J. Stone, Jonathan L. Poquiz, Paula J. Fite, Casey A. Pederson
Detained youth are at an increased risk of developing internalizing symptoms. Belongingness theory suggests that youth’s perception of belonging within their family may further elucidate this risk....
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Correction Notice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-12
The name of co-editor Ursula Kilkelly was inadvertently omitted from the print cover proofs of the issues published in 2021 for the volume 21 of the journal Youth Justice (YJJ).
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Sentencing Children for Violent Extremism: Part 1 Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Nigel Stone
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‘It’s a Hard Balance to Find’: The Perspectives of Youth Justice Practitioners in England on the Place of ‘Risk’ in an Emerging ‘Child-First’ World Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Anne-Marie Day
In recent years, there has been a shift in youth justice central policy narratives in England and Wales away from risk assessment and management and towards child first. However, this shift is meeting with a number of challenges on the ground. The reasons for this have been conceptualised as resistance and reticence, contradiction and bifurcation and confusion about competing narratives emerging from
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Building Cultures of Participation: Involving Young People in Contact with the Criminal Justice System in the Development of Drug Interventions in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy and Poland Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Karen Duke, Helen Gleeson, Katarzyna Dabrowska, Maria Dich Herold, Sara Rolando, Betsy Thom
This article explores the participation of young people in contact with criminal justice systems in the development of drugs interventions. Interviews were undertaken with 160 young people (aged 15–25) and 66 practitioners involved in the design, delivery and commissioning of drug interventions. We analyse the key challenges in involving young people in the development of interventions including structural
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The Pains and Gains of COVID-19 – Challenges to Child First Justice in the Pandemic Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Kathy Hampson, Stephen Case, Ross Little
The global COVID-19 pandemic has particularly affected justice-involved children. Youth justice policy changes and innovations have assisted communication and engagement with these vulnerable children during unprecedented times, while attempting to limit risks of contagion and criminalisation – all central tenets of the ‘Child First’ guiding principle for the Youth Justice System of England and Wales
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Mandatory Mental Health Screening for Justice-Involved Youth: A National Priority Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Deneil D. Christian
The prevalence of mental health disorders is higher among justice-involved youth than youth in the general population. Despite mental health being a pressing contemporary issue in the juvenile justice system, fewer than half of the states in the United States mandate the use of a mental health screening for youth in the juvenile justice system. The need to utilize a mental health screening tool in
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‘Schools with Security’: Pitfalls in Pursuit of the Penal Detention of Children in Ireland and England Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Nigel Stone
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Therapeutic Recommendations in the Youth Justice System Cohort Diagnosed with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-08-04 Natasha K. Russell, Kuen Yee Tan, Carmela F. Pestell, Sophia Connor, James P. Fitzpatrick
Patches Paediatrics is a specialised private multidisciplinary service in Western Australia (WA), offering a range of developmental diagnostic assessments such as foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Many FASD assessments occur in children and youth who are engaged with the justice system in WA and the Northern Territory (NT). There are currently no studies outlining the types of clinical recommendations
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Social, Cultural and Systemic Barriers to Child Justice Reform: Lessons from Vietnam Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-07-29 Le Thu Dao, Yvon Dandurand
The implementation of child justice reforms often lingers or fails because it has not been systematically planned, properly communicated or adequately resourced. There are also many social, cultural and systemic barriers to child justice reforms, but these barriers are often poorly understood and meekly addressed. Progress in implementing rights-based comprehensive child justice systems has been slow
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Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-07-10 Vicky Kemp, Dawn Watkins
While studies have explored adult suspects’ understanding of their legal rights, seldom are the experiences of children and young people taken into account. In this article, we discuss findings arising out of research interviews conducted with 61 children and young people; many of whom have experience of being suspects. From listening to their points-of-view, we find that children and young people
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‘Young People Just Resolve It in Their Own Group’: Young People’s Perspectives on Responses to Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Alexa Dodge, Emily Lockhart
While responses to non-consensual intimate image distribution (NCIID) often highlight criminal law remedies, little is known about how young people are choosing to respond to this act and whether they perceive legal intervention as a useful tool. Drawing from interviews with 10 teenagers and survey responses from 81 adult supporters, we provide insight into how young people perceive the supports available
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Gendered Justice: Inequalities in the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in Iran Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-06-16 Jo Staines, Nadia Aghtaie, Jessica Roy
Using the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) in Iran as an illustration, this article explores the continued resistance against girls’ rights in some Islamic countries. The gendered construction of childhood in Iran has resulted in a differential MACR, which for boys is notably higher than that recommended by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, yet for girls is unacceptably
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Constructions of Deviance by Japanese and German Youth: A Criminological Comparison as a ‘Bottom-Up’ Project Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-06-04 Bernd Dollinger, Stephanie Osawa, Sarah Schirmer
In criminological country comparisons, countries are often assumed to be relatively homogeneous units ( ‘methodological nationalism’). Within individual countries, there seems to be a more or less uniform understanding of crime. In contrast to this supposition, we assume the possibility that interpretations of deviance or crime can also diverge to a great extent within countries. Based on an explorative
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Advancing Urban Peace: Preventing Gun Violence and Healing Traumatized Youth Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-06-02 Jason Corburn, DeVone Boggan, Khaalid Muttaqi, Sam Vaughn, James Houston, Julius Thibodeaux, Brian Muhammad
This descriptive article highlights the inner-practices of a trauma-informed, healing-centered, urban gun violence reduction program called Advance Peace. We find that the Advance Peace model uses a unique curriculum called the Peacemaker Fellowship, that offers intensive mentorship, caring, and ‘street love’ to youth at the center of gun violence. The Advance Peace approach is one public safety model
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Sentencing explanations provided via judicial remarks made within the English magistrates’ youth court: Towards a better global understanding Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Max Lowenstein
This article qualitatively explores the English judicial approach towards sentencing explanations via remarks made within the magistrates’ youth court. First, the extent of their correlation with the three known purposes behind sentencing explanations is considered within a wider introductory discussion. Second, judicial interviews provide new insights regarding the extent of their alignment with the
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Equality in the Youth Court: Meaning, Perceptions and Implications of the Principle of Equality in Youth Justice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-05-03 Yannick van den Brink
Equality is a fundamental principle, also in youth justice. Nevertheless, children from ethnic minorities, children with disabilities and children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are vastly overrepresented in youth detention populations across the globe. This article combines interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and empirical findings from interviews with practitioners from two English youth
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Child Defendants at Crown Court: ‘Very Rare’? Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Nigel Stone
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Youth Justice Reforms in Norway: Professional Support for the Panopticon Society? Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Dag Leonardsen, Therese Andrews
In 2014, Norway implemented a reform called ‘Youth supervision’ and ‘Youth sentencing’, inspired by restorative justice principles. This article presents the main content of this reform and considers experiences until today. The discussion looks at some challenges related to the reform: Will reduced imprisonment be the result? Do we see the contours of a panopticon society through this reform? Can
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Alignment of Vietnamese Law on the Treatment of Juvenile Prisoners With International Standards and Norms Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Duy Tan Huynh Le, Yvon Dandurand
Criminal sanctions, in spite of their obvious limitations, play an important role in the prevention of juvenile crime. In spite of international admonitions against the use of detention, Vietnam like many other South-East Asian countries still relies heavily on the deprivation of liberty, in both specialized juvenile institutions and adult prisons, in handling juvenile offenders. Because imprisonment
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Can Professional Interventions Contribute to an Escalation in Cases of Youth Violence? Considering the Impact of the Shift from Informal to Formal Youth Support on an Inner City Housing Estate Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 James Alexander
Youth violence is on the increase across many UK cities and although national trends, such as more networked entrepreneurial drug dealing, are contributing to the spread of such incidents, localise...
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‘Finely Balanced’ and ‘Competing Considerations’1: Mental Disorder as a Factor in Sentencing Children and Young People Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Nigel Stone
Any criminal justice system grounded in perpetrators’ rational choice in and personal responsibility for their criminal behaviour has to determine what accommodation to reach with any mental disorders that may be regarded as counter to that a priori foundation. As regards guilt and the assumption of mens rea, the law of England and Wales affords a rarely pursued and tightly boundaried insanity defence
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The New Economy and Youth Justice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Alexandra Cox
This article focuses on the shape of the contemporary political economy and its effects on the young people and adults who are involved in the ‘deep end’ of the youth justice system – youth prisons...
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Offending Girls and Restorative Justice: A Critical Analysis Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Jodie Hodgson
The contemporary popularity of restorative justice, within youth justice, has expanded significantly in recent decades. Despite this, there is a considerable lack of research which explores girls’ ...
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Segregation and Solitary Confinement in Youth Custody: Rights and Regulations in Redressing Developmental Impoverishment Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 Nigel Stone
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Applying Sen’s Capabilities Approach to the Delivery of Positive Youth Justice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Katherine S. Williams, Heddwen Daniel
Since 2000 the Welsh Government’s (WG) policy has been to provide rights and entitlements to all children in Wales. However, this is not fully implemented partly due to an underspecified meaning of...
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Youth Justice News (20.3) Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Tim Bateman
Throughout the 1990s, the level of child imprisonment in England and Wales rose rapidly with youth justice decision-making firmly under the sway of what has become known as the ‘punitive turn’. Although the use of custodial sentences declined a little in the early part of the next decade, the population of the children’s secure estate remained stubbornly high as a consequence of an increase in average
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‘They Really Should Start Listening to You’: The Benefits and Challenges of Co-Producing a Participatory Framework of Youth Justice Practice Youth Justice (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2020-07-29 Hannah Smithson, Paul Gray, Anna Jones
This article presents the findings from a pioneering project between a university and 10 regional youth justice services. The project resulted in the co-production, with young people, of a framewor...