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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"youth justice system"”.
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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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'Inspiring Futures' - How social impact measurement as a form of organisational performance management can enhance outcomes for children and young people in custody
… number of children and young people entering the youth justice system has reduced, as has the use of custody (YJB, 2018). Despite this decrease, the youth justice system exists in a wider context with austerity measures reducing available resources and provisions for children and young people (UK …
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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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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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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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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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Crossover Kids: Maltreatment Experiences, Subsequent Maladjustment, and Systems of Care
Recent research suggests that youth (12-16) who have experienced the Child Welfare System (CWS) are more likely to be involved in early criminal and delinquent behaviour. These youth who are involved in this system of care are more likely than youth in the general population to “crossover” into …
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An investigation into the risk and protective factors associated with youth offending
… risk and protective factors associated with youth offending and how these have been applied to legislation, prevention and intervention. The first chapter reviews current trends in youth offending and approaches to treatment and interventions with young offenders. The second chapter reviews …
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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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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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Placing children in care at centre stage : exploring the experiences and perceptions of children in care about their pathways into offending behaviour
… representation of children in care in the youth justice system remains a significant challenge to academics and policy makers. Despite this, there is an absence of research and literature concerning the relationship between care experiences and the onset of offending behaviour that focuses …
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An exploration of how young people who have offended conceptualise the term ‘family’
… were chosen due to their offender status in the youth justice system (YJS), however, many of them also chose to self-report experience of being a looked after child (LAC). The young people were drawn from two geographical locations: London and Glasgow. Key themes that were drawn from the …