Juvenile criminal law

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Through the lens of an original, detailed qualitative study with 27 girls involved in compensated dating and a quantitative study involving around 1,000 parents, social workers, police officers, and community leaders, this book offers readers both insiders' voices and outsiders' views of compensated dating. Learn More

Character, Circumstances, and Criminal Careers explores and explains the causes and drivers of criminal involvement from adolescence into young adulthood. The book presents an original theory and a uniquely detailed study to explore the relationship between individual and environmental factors across a critical developmental period. Learn More

Tracing lessons from history and drawing on debates of social harm; public health; reductionist and abolitionist perspectives; and comparative and transnational research, Goldson articulates the content and shape of a re-imagined juvenile justice that is theoretically informed, based on evidence and compliant with human rights. Learn More

Tracing lessons from history and drawing on debates of social harm; public health; reductionist and abolitionist perspectives; and comparative and transnational research, Goldson articulates the content and shape of a re-imagined juvenile justice that is theoretically informed, based on evidence and compliant with human rights. Learn More

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This book investigates the systemic determinants of youth custodial sentencing in England and Wales, offers an account of the patterns of youth imprisonment and a nuanced explanation of systemic features at different times and in different places. Learn More

Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences of white people. The book is essential for those seeking a more complete understanding of the associations between race and crime and those who want to remedy those disparities. Learn More

Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences of white people. The book is essential for those seeking a more complete understanding of the associations between race and crime and those who want to remedy those disparities. Learn More

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This book gives voice to justice-involved Canadian youth and young adults by sharing their views on their journey toward desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration. Learn More

This fully revised and expanded second edition focusses on high-risk youth - whose struggles include neglect and abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, exploitation risk, mental health issues, and the inability to self-regulate and trust - a population that government child welfare services and community agencies struggle to serve adequately. Learn More