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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Youth Justice"”.
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Bridging Practice: The Use of Youth Work Methodologies Within Youth Justice. A Case Study of a Youth Justice Team in South Wales
This research centres on the presence of youth work methodologies in a youth justice context by undertaking a case study with a Youth Justice Team in South Wales. Criminal justice literature is increasingly recognising the importance of alternative approaches within the youth justice service, such …
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lnteragency collaboration in youth justice: Creating change through action research
… psychology intervention in the Hamilton youth justice sector from September 2001 through to August 2004. I initiated the project with a Maori social service provider, Maatua Whangai, to address poor communication, gaps in service provision, and a lack of coordination and leadership in the …
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Non-compliance and breach: youth justice decision-making in Wales
Wales’ national youth justice strategy has, since 2004, promoted ‘children first, offenders second’ as a core principle. This is generally viewed as indicative of the efforts of successive Welsh Governments to embed youth justice–a policy area for which they have no legislative competence–into …
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Ethnographic perspectives on youth justice supervision and the supervisory relationship
… community supervision experience within the youth justice system. Yet the intricacies of the supervisory relationship and the nature of everyday supervision in which it develops are little researched. It is therefore critical to deepen our understanding of supervisory interactions if we are …
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Youth at risk: politics, crime; its accessories and youth justice in South Africa
Youth violence assumes several forms which may be attributed towards a complex set of causes inextricably linked to the oppressive past which provide an explanation towards the nature and frequency of violence incidents. Central to such causes are; the 'culture of violence' which remains firmly …
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Understanding the multifaceted motivations and perceived impacts of community volunteers in youth justice programs
… has shown that diversion programs, restorative justice, and community involvement are crucial for helping youth in trouble with the law, particularly in minor cases. Community volunteers are understood to play a vital role in making these programs effective by helping young people feel heard, …
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Practitioners in the youth justice system: a case study of the youth offending service
… practitioners working with young people in the youth justice system in England and Wales. Based on a case study of Peterborough youth offending service (PYOS), the study adopts a multi-method approach. Interviews with 22 practitioners, observations of their practice and key documentary evidence …
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The Cape Town juvenile assessment centre and the transformation of the youth justice system
… a comprehensive analysis of the Child and Youth Care system, including the Juvenile Justice system in South Africa and made recommendations for transformation thereof. Various transformation initiatives in the Child and Youth Care System stimulated the researcher's interest in the progress …
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The Governance of Young Males with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within the Youth Justice System
… Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within key youth justice domains. Through policy and practice, the discourse of ‘risk’ promotes key tensions between the identification of, and responses to, the needs of children and young people and offending prevention. A growing body of evidence …
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“Are we all playing an elaborate game?” A Bourdieusian analysis of children’s participation in decision making in youth justice
… involvement in the design and delivery of youth offending services. This PhD investigates the extent and nature of children’s participation in planning, decision making and assessment in youth justice. It seeks to reveal the ‘logic’ and unmask the ‘hidden workings’ of participatory youth …
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A critical approach towards the professionalisation of the youth justice workforce: a research-led design of a mental health module
Over the last 15 years, the youth justice system has expanded and taken on a life of its own, accommodating novel and diverse occupational ideologies within a managerialistic and neo-liberalist agenda, to realise New Labour’s aggressive reductionist targets. One of the unforeseen consequences of …
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Ua Motu le Palefuiono (‘The Crown Has Broken’): The Samoan Aiga and Cultural Responsiveness in Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand
… by extension, created the conditions within youth justice for recognition of other extended family models, especially those within the Pasifika whanaunga (or family), such as the Samoan aiga. On close inspection, however, this thesis finds that the ‘aiga’ (by Samoan young offenders, their …
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An Evaluation of English Crown Courts with and without Special Measures Implemented in Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act
… in English Crown Courts. Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act implemented mandatory Ground Rules Hearings, during which the judge, lawyers, and intermediary (if applicable) discussed appropriate accommodations to be made for child witnesses, following which the …
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Desistance and the Working Relationship: The Perceptions of Practitioners and Young People
Whilst the number of first-time entrants to the youth justice system has reduced by 85% since 2009, the reoffending rate remains high, currently standing at 38% (Youth Justice Board, 2020). Those young people that remain in the youth justice system often have complex needs (House of Commons …
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Arresting Remand in the Aotearoa New Zealand Youth Court: An Evaluation of the Remand Option Investigation Tool
… the young people residing in New Zealand’s five youth justice residential facilities are serving a custodial sentence. The remaining young people are there on remand, waiting to have their criminal charges determined in court. That such a high number of New Zealand rangatahi (young people) are …
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Feminising Restorative Justice: A Critical Exploration of Offending Girls' Experiences of Participating in Restorative Justice Conferences
… the contemporary popularity of restorative justice has expanded significantly and it has become infiltrated within youth justice discourse, resulting in vast amounts of related research and literature. Despite an increase in restorative justice practice there is, to date, a considerable lack …
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Le Matuamoepo: competing 'spirits of governing' and the management of New Zealand-based Samoan youth offender cases
… the 'spirits of governing' that currently frame youth justice approaches to Samoan youth offending in New Zealand, today. It claims that, in the current management of Samoan youth offending cases, three main spirits of governing are in play. These are the spirits of neo-liberal risk management …
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To what extent do South Africa and Scotland comparatively respect, protect and fulfill children's rights in the context of youth justice and in light of their international and regional obligations?
Juvenile justice is a core facet of international child law aimed at protecting children who come into conflict with the law. The international and regional juvenile justice frameworks outline the standards expected of States party to the international instruments. Both South Africa and Scotland …
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Child Criminal Exploitation, County Lines & Victim Identification: An Exploratory Study
… exploitation (CCE) in the context of the English youth justice system. Despite calls to recognise experiences of CCE among young people involved in county lines, the label ‘victim’ is still selectively applied, and many young people affected by CCE are still criminalised and labelled as offenders. …
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Examining the Needs of Crossover Youth: Individual and System Level Factors
Examining the Needs of Crossover Youth: Individual and System Level Factors, 2017 Marcia A. Gordeyko Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto Abstract Objective. Crossover youth are broadly defined as youth who have had contact with both the child welfare and …
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