Limit this search to....

Youth Crime and Justice
Contributor(s): Goldson, Barry (Editor), Muncie, John (Editor)
ISBN: 1446210839     ISBN-13: 9781446210833
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $54.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2015
Qty:
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Children's Studies
Dewey: 364.36
LCCN: 2014948709
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (1 lbs) 280 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Building upon the success of the first edition, this second - and substantially revised - edition of Youth Crime and Justice comprises a range of cutting-edge contributions from leading national and international researchers.

The book:

    Situates youth crime and youth justice within historical and social-structural contexts; Critically examines policy and practice trends and their relation to knowledge and 'evidence'; and Presents a forward looking vision of a rights compliant youth justice with integrity.
An authoritative and accessible book, Youth Crime and Justice (2nd ed) provides a coherent, comprehensive and fully up-to-date analysis of contemporary developments and debates. A must for researchers, teachers, students and practitioners.

Contributor Bio(s): Muncie, John: - John Muncie is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at the Open University, UK. He is the author of Youth and Crime (4th edition, Sage, 2014), and he has published widely on issues in comparative youth justice and children's rights, including the co-edited companion volumes Youth Crime and Justice and Comparative Youth Justice (Sage, 2006). He has produced numerous Open University texts and readers, including Crime: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), Criminal Justice: Local and Global (Willan, 2010), The Problem of Crime (2nd edition, Sage, 2001), Crime Prevention and Community Safety (Sage, 2001) and Imprisonment: European Perspectives (Harvester, 1991). He has also contributed nine volumes to the The Sage Library of Criminology (Sage, 2007-2009). He is co-editor of the Sage journal Youth Justice: An International Journal.