Dictionary of Youth Justice

This "dictionary" of youth justice aims to shed light on this complex sector by providing valuable definitions, essays and resources.

We may be a long way from getting youth justice right, but the past decade has seen a fairly thorough overhaul of the system. Measures such as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 have introduced new processes, new powers and many new court orders and disposals.

So how do you keep up with it all? This book would be a very good starting point. Its ambitious and laudable aim is "making sense of youth justice". It successfully achieves this through comprehensive coverage of the historical, legal, theoretical, organisational, policy, practice and research issues affecting youth justice in the UK. It is an essential resource for youth workers who work with young people at risk or who are involved with diversionary work, and anyone with an interest in the youth justice field. It will, of course, be especially useful for those working within the youth justice system or studying to do so.