| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ; 7 |
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Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ; 7.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Crime, legitimacy and governance in Hong Kong; 3 Juvenile delinquency in Hong Kong: existing trends and research; 4 Methodology; 5 Riotous opportunities; 6 Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility; 7 Resisting restorative justice in Hong Kong; 8 Youth and sex crimes; 9 Problem youth and the spectrum of citizenship; 10 Conclusion; Index |
| Summary |
A society's response to youth crime reveals much about its broader cultural values, social circumstances, and political affairs. This book examines reactions and policy responses to youth delinquency and crime in Hong Kong during its colonial and post-colonial periods, and in doing so, underscores the history of Hong Kong itself and its present-day circumstances. Exploring how officials have responded to youth crime in Hong Kong over time, this book tracks the emergence of a penal elitist mode of governance, highlighting concerns not only about young people's behavior but the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- China -- Hong Kong
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Juvenile corrections -- China -- Hong Kong
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At-risk youth -- China -- Hong Kong
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Juvenile corrections.
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Juvenile delinquency.
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At-risk youth.
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China -- Hong Kong.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chui, Wing Hong, author.
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| ISBN |
9781135079956 |
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1135079951 |
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9781135079963 |
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113507996X |
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1306529921 |
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9781306529921 |
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9780203067642 |
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0203067649 |
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9781135079918 |
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1135079919 |
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9781138069244 |
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1138069248 |
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