cjm 54: Youth and Crime
Rob Allen puts this issue into perspective
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 54
- EDITORIAL
Rob Allen puts this issue into perspective - 'INFANT WARRIORS': BOYS, MOTHERS, MEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Beatrix Campbell argues that the Government's take on anti-social behaviour and young offenders misses the crucial factors of gender and domestic violence - YOUTH AND CRIME: A PERSONAL VIEW
Howard Williamson reviews youth justice reforms and defends the provision of services aimed at those at risk of offending - THE AUDIT COMMISSIONS REVIEW OF THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM
Judy Renshaw introduces the first comprehensive review of the recent youth justice reforms, including an analysis of 'Yots' and the YJB. - THE GANGS OF NEW LABOUR: YOBS OR JUST YOUTH?
Steve Taylor argues that the current media discourse about 'anti-social behaviour' scapegoats teenagers. - YOUNG PEOPLE AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Geoff Barry shows that anti-social behaviour is not as associated with young people as often as some might assume - CJM UPDATE
Una Padel details the latest Government ideas for child welfare in the Every Child Matters Green Paper, and the reform proposals in 'Youth Justice - Next Steps' - INTER-GENERATIONAL APPROACHES TO TACKLING YOUTH DISORDER
Michelle Whitworth looks at Lifelink's community-based work bridging the gap between young and old. - UBUNTU: CHILD JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Rob Allen describes recent developments towards reforming the youth justice system in South Africa. - 'WHERE'S KILBRANDON NOW?': REVIEWING CHILD JUSTICE IN SCOTLAND
Maggie Mellon reports on 'Where's Kilbrandon Now?', the inquiry into the future of the Scottish children's hearing system. - YOUTH CRIME AND RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
Craig Webber illuminates the aspirations of young people in an 'outer-city' rather than an 'inner-city' environment. - THE TROUBLE WITH BLACK (MALE) YOUTH
Anthony Gunther summarises his study into the reality, rather than the stereotype, of black youth. - CHILDREN IN PRISON: ADVOCATING FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF YOUNG OFFENDERS
Frances Cook reviews the Howard League's legal challenges to Government Policy on the treatment of young offenders. - THE HARSHEST PUNISHMENT: YOUNG OFFENDERS AND SUICIDE
Since 1990, 25 boys between the ages of 15- 17 have hanged themselves while in custody. Paul Cavadino describes the need for an inquest into one such recent tragedy: the death of Joseph Scholes. - THE COST OF A BROKEN PROMISE
Juliet Lyon illuminates the plight of 18-20 year olds neglected by the reforms of the Crime and Disorder Act - PLAYING 'THE GAME' INSIDE: YOUNG BLACK MEN IN CUSTODY
David Wilson's interviews with young black men in prison revealed a behaviour strategy they used to cope with a system they perceived as racially biased. - IT'S A 'WRAP'
Jeremy Lindsey describes 'wraparound services' for young offenders and the work of an ISSP provider in the UK. - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND REPRESENTATION: THE YMCA'S WORK ON YOUTH AND CRIME
Jody Baker describers the YMCA's social inclusion work with young people - 'GETTING IT RIGHT'?: POLICE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Emma Wincup and Susan Downey explore the impact of a crime reduction initiative on primary school-aged children - YOUTH IN PRISON: ERASING THE 'COLOUR LINE'
James Bell describes the over-representation of racial minority youth in US prisons, and efforts to redress the balance - EVEN THE ADULTS LOOK YOUNGER NOWADAYS
Tony Jeffs examines some unexpected effects of lowering the voting age. - THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM GETS CARTER
Una Padel summarises the Carter review and the Government's latest plans for reforming correctional services. - OFFENDER TRUCKING FUNDS: TO REVERSE THE PUNITIVE SENTENCING TREND
Rod Morgan was this year's speaker at the CCJS AGM. He anticipated the Government's recent changes to prisons and probations and spoke of his concern with the burden of cases that are 'silting up' the system.