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Young People, Marginality and Social Control – What Do We Know so Far?

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This chapter provides a holistic overview of the existing international research that suggests that public concern has continued to grow in relation to young people, even in communities where youth disorder and crime has fallen rapidly. The chapter explores the evidence that suggests that a deficit focus on young people in socially disadvantaged communities and from minority groups has continued to dominate. It examines the nature and impact of neoliberal policies focused on risk, fear and enhanced social control from an international perspective, but with a particular focus on the punitive turn within the UK.

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Deuchar, R., Bhopal, K. (2017). Young People, Marginality and Social Control – What Do We Know so Far?. In: Young People and Social Control. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52908-0_2

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