While such textbooks can readily cover classical criminological issues, such as the revolving door of public discourse on crime, the social construction of crime statistics, and the established range of criminological theory, they quickly become out of date when seeking to comment on contemporary crime policy.
This is especially so in relation to young people where, even since the supposedly ground-shifting Crime and Disorder Act 1998, there has been no end of initiatives and developments. When one seeks to link youth crime policy to wider public policy directed at young people - around, for example, the labour market, welfare benefits and social inclusion - such problems are amplified.
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