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Nurturing pillars of society : understanding and working with the young generation in Hong Kong / Francis Wing-lin Lee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Francis Wing-lin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Youth--China--Hong Kong.
- Youth.
- Social work with youth--China--Hong Kong.
- Social work with youth.
- Youth with social disabilities--China--Hong Kong.
- Youth with social disabilities.
- Youth with social disabilities--Services for--China--Hong Kong.
- Juvenile delinquents--China--Hong Kong.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Social work with juvenile delinquents--China--Hong Kong.
- Social work with juvenile delinquents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book categorizes the young generation into three categories: Youth in General (Young People), Youth-at-Risk and Young Offenders. Besides describing how they should be perceived and introducing some concerned indigenous studies, how they should be worked with/disposed locally are suggested. Some current juvenile justice issues are discussed near the end.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Young People; 1 - Who Are 'Young People'?; 2 - Understanding Young People: A System Perspective; 3 - Local Studies of Young People; 4 - Models for Working with Young People; 5 - Working with Young People in Families, at School, and among Peers; Part II - Youth-at-Risk; 6 - Who Are "Youth-at-Risk"?; 7 - Local Studies of "Youth-at-Risk"; 8 - Working with "Youth-at-Risk"; 9 - Working with "Youth-at-Risk": The Way Ahead; Part III - Young Offenders; 10 - Youth Crime in Hong Kong; 11 - Handling of Youth Crime in Hong Kong
- 12 - Local Studies of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice13 - Juvenile Justice Issues (1): The Age of Criminal Responsibility and the "Family Conference"; 14 - Juvenile Justice Issues (2): Community-based Treatments (CBTs) for Young Offenders; 15 - Juvenile Justice Issues (3): Social Work with Young Offenders-Care or Control?; 16 - Juvenile Justice Issues(4): Restorative Justice (RJ) for Young Offenders; 17 - Some Final Remarks on Working with Young Offenders; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-195) and index.
- ISBN:
- 988-220-722-7
- 988-8053-55-8
- OCLC:
- 770321113
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