| Youth justice |
| Section A: The aetiology of youth crime |
| · The extent and nature of youth crime |
| · Aetiological explanations for youth crime |
| · Theories of childhood |
| · Youth crime prevention |
| Section B: Historical and theoretical approaches to youth crime |
| · Welfare and punishment in the early history of youth justice policy |
| · The developmental model in the 1980s |
| · Youth justice policy in the 1990s |
| · New Labour, crime and disorder, and managerialism |
| Section C: The youth justice process |
| · Pre-trial diversion |
| · Sentencing young offenders |
| · Punishment in the community and YOTs |
| · The use of detention |
| Section D: Current issues in youth justice |
| · Parental responsibility |
| · The media and youth crime |
| · Alternatives to a Youth Justice System |
| · Child victims and restorative justice |
| · Discrimination |
Sequence:
Section D last. Students are advised to complete sections A and B before section C. |
Textbook:
Julia Fionda, Devils and Angels: Youth, Policy and Crime (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2005),
ISBN: 9781841133744 |
