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The juvenile offender. Juvenile delinquency. Reform schools, etc.

  • Social Work and Social Welfareby Marla Berg-Weger

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 89.95

    Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a nationally recognized, best-selling text and unique website for U.S. "introductory social work and social welfare" courses. It provides students the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and public policy in... more...

  • Youth Offending and Restorative Justiceby Adam Crawford; Tim Newburn

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.94

    This book provides an empirically grounded, theoretically informed account of recent changes to the youth justice system in England and Wales, focusing on the introduction of elements of restorative justice into the heart of the criminal justice system, and the implementation of referral orders and youth offender panels. Taken together, this amounts... more...

  • Youth Justice,Smithby Roger Smith

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95

    This is a thoroughly revised edition of Roger Smith's book published in 2003. The book provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the youth justice system. It begins by setting the youth justice system in historical context, and then assesses the impact of political ideas and influence on both the structural arrangements for delivering youth... more...

  • Understanding Youth Offendingby Stephen Case; Kevin Haines

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95

    This book aims to provide an understanding of youth offending and policy and practice responses, particularly the risk-focused approaches that have underpinned much recent academic research, youth justice policy and interventions designed to reduce and prevent problem behaviour. There has been growing concern, however, on the part of critical criminologists... more...

  • Effective Practice in Youth Justiceby Martin Stephenson; Henri Giller; Sally Brown

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    Youth justice has become an increasingly important part of the criminal justice system, and has faced a wide range of challenges in the last few years. Practice within the youth justice system has become increasingly professionalized, with important roles being played locally by Youth Offending Teams and custodial establishments, and centrally by... more...

  • Familie trotz Doppelkarriereby Astrid Schreyögg

    Springer 2013; US$ 39.99

    Heute leben schon 10 Prozent aller Akademiker-Paare in einer Situation, in der beide, also Frau wie Mann, eine Karriere verfolgen - und doch nicht auf Kinder verzichten wollen. Wie ist das aber nun in einer Gesellschaft zu realisieren, in der viele Paare noch in traditionellen Beziehungsformen leben und vor allem immer noch zu wenig Möglichkeiten... more...

  • Jugendkriminalitätby Bernd Dollinger; Michael Schabdach

    Springer 2013; US$ 19.99

    Das 'Lehrbuch Jugendkriminalität' vermittelt einen Überblick zentraler Aspekte des aktuellen theoretischen und empirischen Wissens zu Jugendkriminalität. Den Ausgangspunkt bildet eine sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektive, indem Jugendkriminalität als diskursive Konstruktion in den Blick genommen wird. An ihr sind verschiedenste... more...

  • Falling Backby Jamie J. Fader

    Rutgers University Press 2013; US$ 27.95

    Falling Back documents the transition to adulthood for young inner-city men of color who have, by the age of eighteen, already been imprisoned. It is based on over three years of ethnographic research with black and Latino males on the cusp of adulthood and incarcerated at a rural reform school. The book portrays the complexities of human decision-making... more...

  • Soziale Arbeit in der Transformation des Sozialenby Fabian Kessl

    Springer 2013; US$ 29.95

    Mit der Transformation des Sozialen ergeben sich Änderungen und Veränderungen in der Sozialen Arbeit, die in diesem Buch aus verschiedenen Perspektiven analysiert und systematisiert werden. Elemente und Begriffe im Kontext aktueller Forschung werden aufgenommen und reflektiert. more...

  • Youth, Crime and Justiceby Cyndi Banks

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95

    Youth, Crime and Justice takes a critical issues approach to analyzing the current debates and issues in juvenile delinquency. It encourages readers to adopt an analytical understanding encompassing not only juvenile crime, but also the broader context within which the conditions of juvenile criminality occur. Students are invited to explore the... more...