Overview
With forewords from the First Minister of Wales, the Chief Inspector of Prisons & the Chair of the Youth Justice Board
Examines Child First as an increasingly influential shaper of policy and practice in a host of western justice systems
Discusses youth justice in relation to diversity i.e. gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Child First: Challenging Youth Justice Systems
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Child First: Developing Youth Justice Policy
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Child First: Developing Youth Justice Practice
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Back Matter
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About this book
Stephen Case is Professor of Youth Justice in the Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy division at Loughborough University, UK.
Neal Hazel is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford, UK.
Reviews
“This volume is a welcome relief and must-read for many of us who wish to surpass ubiquitous simplistic approaches to child and youth delinquency. Stephen Case and Neal Hazel brought together a dozen scholars in their search for thoughtful answers to a complex social reality. Pivotal to that answer, and inspiring to readers, is the ‘Child First’ objective and practice that is strongly grounded in the Welsh tradition of child-friendly, child-appropriate and positive youth justice.” (Stefaan Pleysier, Professor of Criminology, Leuven Institute of Criminology, KU Leuven, Belgium)
“There is much here to reward a wide variety of readers—from those primarily concerned to develop the concepts of a Child First approach, to those seeking to apply those concepts in the front rooms of children who find themselves in trouble with the law.” (Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales)
“This timely collection of essays seeks to address the challenge of providing the right help for children who find themselves in trouble…This consolidated body of learning will serve as a bulwark against any future temptation to bring large numbers of children back into the criminal justice system.” (Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales)
“This book offers compelling evidence, challenging questions, and it identifies gaps and opportunities. I will be recommending the book to those researching and working in youth justice… I hope that, like me, readers will be engaged and provoked not only into thinking about the challenges but also into taking action to embed Child First in practice.” (Keith Fraser, Chair, Youth Justice Board for England and Wales)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Stephen Case is Professor of Youth Justice in the Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy division at Loughborough University, UK.
Neal Hazel is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford, UK.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Child First
Book Subtitle: Developing a New Youth Justice System
Editors: Stephen Case, Neal Hazel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19272-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-19271-5Published: 20 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-19272-2Published: 19 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 392
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Prison and Punishment, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Crime and Society