Young people in care and criminal behaviour / Claire Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Claire, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal behavior, Prediction of--Great Britain.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Foster children--Great Britain.

Foster children.

Juvenile delinquency--Great Britain.

Juvenile delinquency.

Youth--Institutional care--Great Britain.

Youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Society holds a mistaken perception that links children in public care with criminal activity. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption, analysing past research, critically examining current policy and combining theoretical insights from the disciplines of childcare and criminology.

Contents:

COVER; Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Background; Research themes and questions; Terminology; A map of the book; Part I Setting the Scene Setting the Scene; Chapter 1 What do we know about experiences of care - and after?; Chapter 2 The current policy climate The current policy climate; Chapter 3 Introducing the research study: Theory and method; Part II Young People's Experiences; Chapter 4 Exploring the residential care experience; Chapter 5 Developing secure attachments in the context of care

Chapter 6 Experiences of educationChapter 7 Life after care: Coping with independence; Part III Conclusion; Chapter 8 Key findings and implications for policy and practice; References; Subject index; Author index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610566235

9781280566233

128056623X

9781846424458

1846424453

OCLC:

437178155