Youth justice in practice : making a difference / Bill Whyte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whyte, Bill, 1949-

Contributor:

British Association of Social Workers.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Social work in practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with juvenile delinquents.

Social work with juvenile delinquents--Great Britain.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Juvenile justice, Administration of--Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 240 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy, [2009]

Summary:

This book examines youth justice in a UK and international context, while drawing on the author's experience in Scotland to highlight the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. It explores the impact of political ideas and influences on both the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice and practice initiatives including early intervention, restorative justice, structured risk assessments, intensive supervision, maintaining change over time, and practice evaluation. The theoretical framework draws on social learning theory and the tradition of socio-education/social pedagogy as reflected in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This is the only book to focus specifically on the application of evidence to service delivery within youth justice. It will be an essential text for social work students undertaking university-based modules or practice-based learning in services which address youth crime and youth justice, as well as other students interested in the application of criminology and youth justice principles. It will also be valuable for practitioners involved in delivering youth justice services, including those on post-qualifying social work training courses.

Contents:

one Introduction: youth justice in the UK and Europe 1

two Children, young people and crime 21

three Directing principles of effective practice 45

four Assessing needs and risks 71

five Early intervention and restorative practice 99

six Effective responses to reducing youth crime 123

seven Intensive intervention 149

eight Maintaining and evaluating the change 169

nine Towards integrated community justice and welfare 187.

Notes:

Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1861348401

9781861348401

1861348398

9781861348395

OCLC:

141383477