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Youth Justice and The Youth Court: An Introduction (Introductory Series)
Youth Justice and The Youth Court An Introduction - Introductory Series Author:Mike Watkins, Diane Johnson This is a unique guide to the entire youth justice process so far as it affects youth crime and ways of dealing with it, including substantial chapters on crime prevention, the youth court, sentencing, the preventative and post-court roles of young offender panels and youth offending teams. So far as we are aware this is the first book to look a... more »t the entire system in this holistic way. It contains the definitive 2009 Sentencing Guidelines Council's Overarching Principles: Sentencing Youths. The book takes full account of the changes introduced by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (anticipated implementation date 30 November 2009). It provides a dynamic treatment which also touches on the key issues affecting the topic. Featuring the latest implementation guidance, it includes the 'scaled approach' to the new youth rehabilitation order. It is a must for all practitioners of youth justice, students and those who wish to be reliably up to date with a fast-changing subject. It also includes a glossary of words, phrases, acronyms and abbreviations - the language of youth justice. It comes with a foreword by Chris Stanley, one of the UK's leading youth justice experts.« less