A new response to youth crime / edited by David J. Smith.
Antisocial and criminal behaviour involving children and young people have been a cause of heightened public concern in England and Wales for more than a quarter of a century. It has been the subject of numerous policy papers, research studies and academic assessments as well as extensive newspaper,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Summary: | Antisocial and criminal behaviour involving children and young people have been a cause of heightened public concern in England and Wales for more than a quarter of a century. It has been the subject of numerous policy papers, research studies and academic assessments as well as extensive newspaper, radio and television coverage. This has set the context for an ever expanding volume of legislation seeking to amend and improve society's official response. Yet despite a massive injection of resources into the youth justice system the results achieved have been unimpressive, reoffending remains a. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (442 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781136681462 1136681469 9780203810354 020381035X |