Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia (fifth edition) is about youth and crime in Australia, and the institutions and agencies associated with the administration of juvenile justice. It provides an accessible overview to the main concepts and issues of Juvenile Justice and critically analyses the associated principles, policies and practices.
The fifth edition presents students with clear information across a broad range of areas, examining historical and theoretical developments, social dynamics, and the systems in which juvenile justice operates. Each section raises key issues and perspectives necessary to gaining a critical understanding of young people, crime and justice.
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| Introduction |
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| Acknowledgments |
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PART I HISTORY, THEORY, AND INSTITUTIONS |
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1 The Development of Juvenile Justice |
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2 Theories of Juvenile Offending |
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3 The Nature of Contemporary Juvenile Crime |
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4 The Institutions of Juvenile Justice |
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86 | (31) |
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PART II THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE |
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117 | (104) |
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118 | (22) |
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6 Indigenous Young People |
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140 | (29) |
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7 Ethnic Minority Young People |
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169 | (29) |
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8 Young Women, Young Men, and Gender |
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198 | (23) |
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PART III THE STATE, PUNISHMENT, AND COMMUNITY |
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10 Courts and Sentencing Processes |
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248 | (27) |
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11 Detention and Community Corrections |
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275 | (32) |
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12 Youth Crime Prevention |
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307 | (29) |
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13 Restorative Justice and Juvenile Conferencing |
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336 | (26) |
| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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Chris Cunneen, Professor in the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, and Law, University of New South Wales
Rob White, Professor of Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
Kelly Richards, Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
