Overview
- Addresses the absence of critical research on the contemporary media in Northern Ireland
- Explores the consequences for children and young people who create and disseminate their own forms of media
- Draws on international literature to explore key debates within the fields of criminology, media and communication studies, social policy and youth studies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies (PSLS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Media Representations, Social Reaction and the Impact
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Challenges and Future Policy Responses
Keywords
- Demonisation
- Criminalisation of young people
- policing
- NI newspapers
- headlines
- conflict
- social exclusion/marginalisation
- blame
- Transitioning Society
- Youth Justice
- Anti-social Behaviour Order/s
- Closed Circuit Television
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Media in Contemporary Society
- Policy Responses to Children
- Language in print media
- riots
- Young people advocacy
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Reviews
“The book has a coherent structure, mixes objectivity with obvious (and appropriate) passion and combines detail with readability. It is both a valuable addition to the literature on youth crime and justice and contributes more broadly to a critical understanding of the place of children and young people in contemporary society. It deserves a wide readership.” (Tim Bateman, Children & Society, Vol. 32, 2018)
“Every generation seems to succumb to fears about the generations that follow. Such moral panics about “the kids today” appear particularly misplaced in the context of a society in transition from a troubled past like Northern Ireland. In this insightful and rigorously evidenced analysis, Gordon argues instead in favour of listening to the voices of young people themselves as they represent our best hope for a brighter future.” (Professor Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester, UK)
“Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society is exemplary critical criminology: an original interdisciplinary study of young people and the print media in Northern Ireland under transition. This multifaceted empirical investigation shows how the press has targeted and demonised ‘deviant’ youth, and to what effect. Gordon’s work is thoughtfully structured, clear and lively in expression, and forceful in argument: a rich asset for students of youth, media, law and society.” (Professor Scott Poynting, Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University and Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
“Conflict takes away childhoods and its legacy into the peace can destroy children’s future. This expertly argued book draws on detailed research to address how children are represented in the print media in transitional societies and how these representations contribute to the problems youth are seen as presenting. It is cogently argued, very well written and erudite in its coverage. It is a wonderful addition to youth studies and transitional justice.” (Professor John D. Brewer HDSocSci, MRIA, FRSE, FAcSS, FRSA, Professor of Post-Conflict Studies, Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland)
“This book offers a valuable contribution to criminological literature, in particular the growing body of empirically-informed critical youth justice scholarship. Gordon examines an issue of international significance in an incisive, cogent and articulate manner. A must-read for students and professionals with an interest in media influence upon constructing understandings of youth offending.” (Professor Stephen Case, Professor of Criminology, Loughborough University, UK)Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Faith Gordon is a Lecturer in Criminology and Director of the Youth Justice Network at the University of Westminster, UK. She is also a Research Associate at the Information Law and Policy Centre, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society
Book Subtitle: Representations, Reactions and Criminalisation
Authors: Faith Gordon
Series Title: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60682-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60681-5Published: 10 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95923-5Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60682-2Published: 10 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2947-9274
Series E-ISSN: 2947-9282
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 293
Topics: Socio-legal Studies, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Crime and Society, Crime and the Media, Victimology