Pt. I: History, theory and institutions. 1. The development of juvenile justice -- 2. Theories of juvenile offending -- 3. The nature of contemporary juvenile crime -- 4. The institutions of juvenile justice -- Pt. II: The social dynamics of juvenile justice. 5. Class and community -- 6. Indigenous young people -- 7. Ethnic minority young people -- 8. Young women, young men and gender -- Pt. III: The state, punishment and community. 9. Policing the young -- 10. Courts and sentencing processes -- 11. Detention and community corrections -- 12. Youth crime prevention -- 13. Restorative justice and juvenile conferencing
Summary
Provides a critical introduction to the main concepts and issues of juvenile justice in Australia
Analysis
Juvenile justice system
Juvenile delinquency
Notes
Previous ed.: 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-412) and index
