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This book explores the factors at the individual, institutional and systemic levels which contribute to children's home residents coming to the attention of the youth justice system, and the consequent implications for policy and practice. Perspectives are drawn from both young people and professionals in the care and youth justice systems.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Setting the Scene
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Front Matter
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Julie Shaw is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and has previously worked as a Probation Officer. She is co-author of Young People and the Care Experience: Research, Policy and Practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Residential Children's Homes and the Youth Justice System
Book Subtitle: Identity, Power and Perceptions
Authors: Julie Shaw
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137319616
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-31960-9Published: 23 May 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45738-0Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31961-6Published: 03 June 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 192
Topics: Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Social Work, Social Policy, Social Care