Researching Criminal Justice – serie
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Young people and 'risk'
Av Maggie Blyth, Enver Solomon m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
316 kr
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Alongside the current media public preoccupation with high-risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. Much of the academic debate has centered on the impact of the risk paradigm on adult offender management services; …
Zero tolerance policing
Häftad, 2007
326 kr
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What is policing about and who defines it? This book examines these key issues by exploring the notion of zero tolerance and its application in different settings. Following its introduction in New York, and the seemingly dramatic reduction in crime, zero tolerance policing was taken up in a number …
Assessing the use and impact of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders
Av Roger Matthews, Helen Easton m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
316 kr
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Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) have become the main sanction for dealing with anti-social behaviour in the UK. This book provides one of the first assessments of this sanction, which has become widely used but remains extremely controversial.The report is based on detailed interviews with …
Tackling prison overcrowding
Build more prisons? Sentence fewer offenders?
Av Mike Hough, Rob Allen m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
316 kr
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"Tackling prison overcrowding" is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's "Review of Prisons", published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison …
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements and Youth Justice
Av Kerry Baker, Alex Sutherland
Häftad, 2009
316 kr
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Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are now one of the central features of government policy in the UK for managing the risk presented by violent and sexual offenders. Although there has been research and debate concerning the use of MAPPA with adult offenders, their application to …
Children and young people in custody
Managing the risk
Av Maggie Blyth, Chris Wright m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
358 kr
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Over the last decade, the reformed youth justice system has seen increases in the numbers of children and young people in custody, a sharp rise in indeterminate sentences and the continuing deaths of young prisoners. The largest proportion of funding in youth justice at national level is spent on …
Prevention and youth crime
Is early intervention working?
Av Maggie Blyth, Enver Solomon
Häftad, 2008
337 kr
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The 2008 UK government Youth Crime Action Plan emphasises prevention and early intervention in different aspects of work with young people who offend or are considered to be 'at risk' of offending. Much of this approach includes targeted work with families and work to reduce the numbers of young …
Implementing restorative justice in children's residential care
Häftad, 2010
358 kr
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Restorative justice (RJ) and restorative approaches (RAs) are becoming increasingly valued as a way of responding to a wide range of conflicts, including problem and offending behaviours. The growth in the use of RJ and RAs has been described as a 'global social movement' that sets out to repair …
Bail support schemes for adults
Häftad, 2011
327 kr
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Bail is a fundamental human right which measures society's democratic credentials. Taken alongside an increasing prison population, there is an urgent need to find alternatives to custodial remands which do not increase risks to the community. This important book evaluates a bail support scheme …
Youth crime and youth justice
Public opinion in England and Wales
Av Mike Hough, Julian V. Roberts
Häftad, 2004
264 kr
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This report presents the findings from the first national, representative survey of public attitudes to youth crime and youth justice in England and Wales.Significantly, it highlights that most people are demonstrably ill-informed about youth crime and youth justice issues. It also carries clear …
From dependency to work
Addressing the multiple needs of offenders with drug problems
Av Tim McSweeney, Victoria Herrington m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
315 kr
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This report presents the findings from one of the first evaluations of a British programme to integrate drug and alcohol treatment with mental health services, and education, training and employment support - the 'From Dependency to Work (D2W)' programme. It provides an invaluable insight into the …
Plural policing
The mixed economy of visible patrols in England and Wales
Av Adam Crawford, Stuart Lister m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
315 kr
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This timely and important report draws together the findings of an extensive two-year study of developments in the provision of visible policing in England and Wales. Exploring the dynamic relations between different public and private providers, it combines an overview of national developments …
Integrating victims in restorative youth justice
Häftad, 2005
315 kr
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It is a key aim of current youth justice policy to introduce principles of restorative justice and involve victims in responses to crime. This is most evident in the referral order and youth offender panels established by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. However, the challenges …
Reshaping probation and prisons
The new offender management framework
Av Mike Hough, Rob Allen m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
342 kr
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The Government has embarked on a programme of radical reform for the probation and prison services with the setting up of a National Offender Management Service (NOMS). The aim is to make the two services work more effectively together, and to promote private sector involvement in 'corrections' …
Getting out and staying out
Results of the prisoner Resettlement Pathfinders
Av Anna Clancy, Kirsty Hudson m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
315 kr
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Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates, fuelled by major social problems. Growing recognition of this, and of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination, has accelerated 'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. The 'Resettlement Pathfinders' tested several new …
