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Social work in the youth justice system : a multidisciplinary perspective / Darrell Fox and Elaine Arnull.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fox, Darrell.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work with youth.
- Youth--Services for.
- Youth.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (154 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead, England : McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The aim of this book is to acknowledge the multidisciplinary nature of working in the Youth Justice System. The book will consider the key elements of legislation, multiagency working and practice skills within this area, such as the assessment of risk, court work, working with high risk offenders and alternative interventions.
- Contents:
- Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; Acknowledgements; Case study; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Welfare and justice: victims and offenders; 2 Legislation; 3 A multidisciplinary approach; 4 Risk; 5 Assessment; 6 Intervention; 7 The Scaled Approach to sentencing disposals and supervision; 8 Going to court; 9 Restorative justice interventions; 10 High- risk offenders; 11 Alternative interventions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-28164-8
- 0-335-24570-6
- OCLC:
- 830162079
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