| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; Part I: Historical development of the English youth justice system; 1 Development of a separate youth justice system historical perspectives; 2 Development of the youth justice system 190069; 3 The youth justice system from the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 to the present; Part II: Legal principles underpinning the English youth justice system; 4 The impact of international law on the development of the English youth justice system; 5 The age of criminal responsibility and the defence of doli incapax |
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6 Protecting the welfare of young people who offend7 Preventing youth offending; Part III: The English youth justice system in practice; 8 The role of the police and the youth court in tackling youth offending; 9 Restorative justice in the English youth justice system; 10 Sentencing options available to the youth court; 11 Punishing parents for youth offending; 12 Youth offending cases in the adult Crown Court; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
How does the law deal with young offenders, and to what extend does the law protect and promote the rights of young people in conflict with the law? This title addresses these central issues and examines the legal response to the phenomenon of youth offending, and the contemporary forces that shape the law |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- England
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Juvenile delinquency -- England
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Juvenile delinquency
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Juvenile justice, Administration of
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England
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203878163 |
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0203878167 |
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1282640089 |
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9781282640085 |
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