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Youth Justice (youth + justice)

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Terms modified by Youth Justice

  • youth justice system
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    Selected Abstracts

    Youth Justice in New Zealand: Restorative Justice in Practice?

    JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, Issue 2 2006
    Gabrielle Maxwell
    The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 put in place new objects, principles, and procedures for youth justice in New Zealand. Both the philosophy underpinning this system and the use of family group conferences exemplify a restorative justice approach that has now been adopted in many other countries. This article describes these changes and presents some of the results of recently published research that examines the extent to which young offenders have been diverted from courts and custody, held accountable for their actions, and had their wellbeing enhanced. It suggests that the New Zealand youth justice system has achieved many but not all of its goals, and that there are still aspects where improvement is possible. [source]

    Transforming Youth Justice: Occupational Identity and Cultural Change by A. Souhami

    THE HOWARD JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Issue 1 2008
    JOHN MUNCIE
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    Comparative Youth Justice: Critical Issues by J. Muncie and B. Goldson (Eds.)

    THE HOWARD JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Issue 4 2007
    PATRICIA GRAY
    First page of article [source]

    Youth Justice and Social Work

    CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, Issue 1 2008
    Alan Smith
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    Cross-examination, sexual abuse and child witness identity

    CHILD ABUSE REVIEW, Issue 3 2002
    Helen L Westcott
    Abstract This paper presents extracts from cross-examinations with child witnesses who are alleged victims of child sexual abuse. The manner in which cross-examination may present a challenge to the child's identity as child, victim and witness is discussed. Specifically, the child may be portrayed as ,unchildlike', for example in their experience of sexual relationships or in their sexual knowledge. They may be portrayed as less than innocent, through references to previous contacts with social services or to other behaviours such as delinquency. Child witnesses may be depicted as instigators rather than victims, seducing the adult or seeking revenge through sexual allegations. Finally, children are easily accused of being poor witnesses, as being confused, untruthful and having fallible memories. The paper considers the dynamics and potential impact of such cross-examination practice within Finkelhor's framework of four traumagenics of sexual abuse: traumatic sexualization, betrayal, powerlessness and stigmatization. The potential for poorly conducted cross-examinations to create further problems for child witnesses, particularly in the area of identity, is highlighted, and it is suggested traumagenic factors in such cross-examinations may resemble those of abuse. The paper discusses practice implications for cross-examination, judicial intervention and witness support following implementation of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in England and Wales. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

    Childhood, Agency and Youth Justice

    CHILDREN & SOCIETY, Issue 4 2009
    Roger Smith
    This article seeks to reframe debates in the sphere of youth justice in order to move away from narrow and one-sided conceptualisations of young people who offend and appropriate forms of intervention with them. Whilst different positions have been adopted within the field of youth justice, largely around ,justice' or ,welfare' models of practice, the apparent polarisation of this conflict has obscured an underlying consensus, namely that the ,problem' is the child or young offender, and he/she needs either to be helped or coerced into becoming a conforming adult citizen. Largely absent from the field of youth justice have been other theoretical influences such as consideration of the nature of ,agency' and the construction of childhood. These alternative perspectives could offer us some insight into the limitations of historical debates in youth justice policy and practice, as will as pointing the way towards innovative and progressive alternative forms of practice. The strengths and shortcomings of contemporary developments, such as restorative interventions, will be discussed in this context, and the article will conclude that there is scope for developing positive, young person-centred models of youth justice practice if we base these on a proper understanding of childhood and children's agency. [source]

    Youth Justice in New Zealand: Restorative Justice in Practice?

    JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, Issue 2 2006
    Gabrielle Maxwell
    The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 put in place new objects, principles, and procedures for youth justice in New Zealand. Both the philosophy underpinning this system and the use of family group conferences exemplify a restorative justice approach that has now been adopted in many other countries. This article describes these changes and presents some of the results of recently published research that examines the extent to which young offenders have been diverted from courts and custody, held accountable for their actions, and had their wellbeing enhanced. It suggests that the New Zealand youth justice system has achieved many but not all of its goals, and that there are still aspects where improvement is possible. [source]

    Childhood, Agency and Youth Justice

    CHILDREN & SOCIETY, Issue 4 2009
    Roger Smith
    This article seeks to reframe debates in the sphere of youth justice in order to move away from narrow and one-sided conceptualisations of young people who offend and appropriate forms of intervention with them. Whilst different positions have been adopted within the field of youth justice, largely around ,justice' or ,welfare' models of practice, the apparent polarisation of this conflict has obscured an underlying consensus, namely that the ,problem' is the child or young offender, and he/she needs either to be helped or coerced into becoming a conforming adult citizen. Largely absent from the field of youth justice have been other theoretical influences such as consideration of the nature of ,agency' and the construction of childhood. These alternative perspectives could offer us some insight into the limitations of historical debates in youth justice policy and practice, as will as pointing the way towards innovative and progressive alternative forms of practice. The strengths and shortcomings of contemporary developments, such as restorative interventions, will be discussed in this context, and the article will conclude that there is scope for developing positive, young person-centred models of youth justice practice if we base these on a proper understanding of childhood and children's agency. [source]