the criminology and criminal justice network
I believe: We are too punitive & fearful, towards young offenders... It is time for a Fresh Start!
In England and Wales, the Youth Justice System appears to be in a fluid state that is full of controversy, ironies and contradictions, as well as being made up of continuously shifting alliances between policies and practises of the ‘authoritarian, the restorative, the retributive and the productive’ (Muncie, J. 2009: 387). The causes of such fluidity can be attributed to the media’s exacerbations and sensationalisations of certain aspects of youth culture and supposed…
ContinueAdded by Thomas J Gale on May 7, 2011 at 9:53 — No Comments
"Tough on Crime & Tough on Causes of Crime" did not work. Now it is time, for a "Fresh Start"
Chapter Three – We Have Been “Tough on Youth Crime and Tough on the Causes of Youth Criminality”, Perhaps it is Now Time for a “Fresh Start”.
3.1 – The Use of Restorative Justice Within the Youth Justice System and the Emphasis Put Upon Alternative Sanctions for Young Offenders. Is This the Beginning of Our ‘Fresh Start’?
The criminal justice system in England and Wales is rife with competing views, contradictions…
ContinueAdded by Thomas J Gale on May 7, 2011 at 9:50 — No Comments
© 2013 Created by SAGE Publications.