| Description |
x, 211 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Reformatories, training schools and institutions for neglected and delinquent children -- Ch. 2. The emergence of juvenile justice -- Ch. 3. Theories of sex, youth and crime -- Ch. 4. Girls and juvenile justice -- Ch. 5. Boys and juvenile justice -- Ch. 6. Aboriginal youth and the juvenile justice system -- Ch. 7. Youth, sex and violence -- Ch. 8. Ethnic gangs, rioting and policing of young people -- Ch. 9. Youth conferences, diversion and restorative justice |
| Summary |
Explores key contemporary patterns of delinquency, the response to these by the juvenile justice agencies and what can be done to address the problems. Also analyses the major policy and legislative changes from the 19th to 21st centuries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquents.
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Restorative justice.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of.
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| Author |
Pereira, Margaret.
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| ISBN |
9781862877597 (paperback) |
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1862877599 (paperback) |
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