Out of Care: The Community Support of Juvenile Offenders
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| Management number | 201826075 | Release Date | 2025/10/08 | List Price | $55.02 | Model Number | 201826075 | ||
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The late 1970s saw a heated debate on the treatment of juvenile delinquents, with the argument between law and order and social work and treatment. Out of Care: The Community Support of Juvenile Offenders argued that the juvenile justice system itself was at fault and offered practical advice on what can be done. It combined practical usefulness with a detailed analysis of contemporary criminological theory and offered a unique combination of perspectives.
Format: Hardback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The late 1970s witnessed a passionate discourse surrounding the treatment of juvenile delinquents, often characterized as a clash between proponents of 'law and order' and 'soft advocates of social work and treatment.' Published in 1980, Out of Care: The Community Support of Juvenile Offenders challenged both sides, asserting that the juvenile justice system itself was responsible for the issue. The debate surrounding the Children and Young Persons Act of 1969 had largely taken place in an informational vacuum, with little attention paid to the unintended consequences of locking up more and more supposedly delinquent children. The book goes beyond mere critique, providing practical advice to the police, magistrates, social workers, and probation officers, including agency managers and field-level practitioners. It offers valuable insights into collecting information to modify local policies and suggests innovative and imaginative ways of working with juvenile offenders. What sets the book apart is its combination of practical usefulness with a detailed analysis of key themes in contemporary criminological theory. The authors, all with backgrounds in social work or probation practice, brought a unique perspective, drawing on social policy, theories, and their recent research into intermediate treatment and the juvenile justice system. Their combined expertise provided a comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by the system and offered valuable recommendations for improvement.
Weight: 520g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032818542
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