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Develo** Child First as the Guiding Principle for Youth Justice
This chapter charts the formulation and development between 2018 and 2022 of Child First as the new guiding principle for youth justice in England...
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Included on Paper, Excluded in Practice: Or Vice Versa? Formal and Actual Target Groups of Barnahus Across Jurisdictions
The ongoing diffusion and European standardisation of the Barnahus model has involved a general expansion of the Barnahus target group, and...
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Exploring Experiences of Crime
This chapter looks at the ways that the study that this book is based on attempted to access as much valid and detailed information about real...
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Develo** Child First Youth Justice Policy in England and Wales—A View from Inside the YJB and Westminster
In this chapter, the author examines the development of youth justice policy, using an insider’s perspective gained from his experiences as the Chief...
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Sentencing First Nations Defendants: Resisting Re-traumatisation
Many First Nations defendants have a history of adverse events and experiences. First Nations communities have demonstrated significant resilience in...
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Gender differences in intervention effects on delinquency for justice-involved youth: A preliminary meta-analysis
ObjectivesTo investigate whether psychosocial interventions for justice-involved youth are equally effective at reducing delinquent behavior for...
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Homicide and Criminal Maturity of Juvenile Offenders: A Critical Review
In 2012, the United States Supreme Court struck down existing legislative statutes mandating life without parole sentencing of convicted homicide...
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Postscript—Progress and Challenges for Progressing Progressive Child First Youth Justice
Drawing on observations from throughout the book, this final chapter considers both the progress of the Child First principle in the youth justice...
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Using Ex-Gang Members as Peer Youth Workers
Using peer mentors in work with gang members, Junior Smart draws on a qualitative study which explored the experiences of those practically involved...
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Disciplinary Paternalism and Resistance in Ontario’s Forensic Mental Health System
This manuscript offers a critical intervention in the forensic mental health scholarship. Our analysis of twenty-six appeal case files reveals that...
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Examining the Potential Association between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Victimization: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis
In the past few decades, there has been a growing interest within the field of criminology in identifying different personality traits associated...
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A multilevel examination of the association between COVID-19 restrictions and residence-to-crime distance
Restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted people’s daily routine activities. Rooted in crime pattern and routine activity...
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Embracing children’s Voices: Transforming Youth Justice Practice Through Co-production and Child First Participation
A radical change to youth justice practice has taken place, through which Child First is quickly becoming orthodox and dominant. In this chapter, the...
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Challenging the Risk Paradigm: Children First, Positive Youth Justice
This chapter explores the trajectory of ‘Child First’ justice in the Youth Justice System of England and Wales, from its genesis as the ‘Children...
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The Offender/Acquitted
This chapter hears voices from the diverse range of rape offenders and the inequalities they experience within the Criminal Justice System. This, to...
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Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19, and Crime: Charting the Origins and Expansion of Dystopian and Utopian Narratives
When the outbreak of COVID-19 hit the world in 2020, technology was hailed as a critical tool needed to help stem the tide of the pandemic, monitor...
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Prevention
This chapter aims to explain the research underpinning the rights-based approach in the category of ‘Prevention’ rights as they relate to children in...
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Theoretical Perspectives on Immigration and Crime
This chapter reviews theories on the immigration–crime link, some macro-level, some micro-level, including those that pose a positive relationship...
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An Examination of Community Awareness and Understanding of Patron Banning Provisions in Western Australia: Implications for Policy Development and Success
Individuals who engage in problematic behaviours within Australian night-time entertainment precincts can be banned from entering certain locations....