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In trouble
with the law
- criminal acts
- changing over time or
across cultural or societal
spaces.
- socially constructed
- sexuality
- alchohol
- drugs
- view of children in need of
protecting changed to that of young
people being a threat
- sexuality
- socially constructed
- perception
- young
people:perpetrator
not victim
- young
people:perpetrator
not victim
- elements of risk
- can be viewed in relation to
the social ecological model
- individual factors, e.g.
hyperactivity and
impulsiveness, substance
misuse
- family factors, e.g. a history
of criminal behaviour, conflict
within the family
- school factors, e.g. low
attainment, aggressive
behaviour, particularly bullying
- community factors, e.g.
disadvantaged area, high
turnover of local
population.
- can be viewed in relation to
the social ecological model
- socially constructed
- changing over time or
across cultural or societal
spaces.
- Youth crime
- perceived and portrayed as
a growing epidemic
- dominant construction of
young people being ‘out of
control'
- influence law and policy
- stereotyped as criminals
because of their dresscode
- Hanging around on street
corner
- the use of space has become
an intergenerational issue
- specific spaces and areas are often
viewed territorially by young people
themselves
- strategies to prevent groups of young
people from congregating in places
deemed unsuitable
- mosquitos
- surveillance of
public space via CCTV
- Dispersal and antisocial behaviour
orders
- child curfew orders (
- dispersal zones
- child curfew orders (
- mosquitos
- a young person’s identity has a
very strong association with his
or her neighbourhood.
- the use of space has become
an intergenerational issue
- influence law and policy
- is a politicised concept
- Anti-social Behaviour Act
2003
- ASBO
- are greater in more
disadvantaged
areas,
- are greater in more
disadvantaged
areas,
- civil order imposed
for behaviour that is
not criminal
- their breach (which became
very common) is a criminal
offence
- their breach (which became
very common) is a criminal
offence
- behaviour of some young
people can be intimidating,
- can be responsible for
damage and disturbance
- can be responsible for
damage and disturbance
- ASBO
- the ‘web of relationships’ can be in
influencing the development and
direction of children’s lives.
- perceived and portrayed as
a growing epidemic
- Responding to youth
crime
- Attitudes towards, and responses to,
childhood and crime are constructed
in different ways and can change
over time.
- Preventing offending or
promoting welfare?
- the age of criminal
responsibility
- Children’s
Hearings
- designed to be very
child-focused
- concerned with the wider
picture and the long term
well-being of the child
- designed to be very
child-focused
- Attitudes towards, and responses to,
childhood and crime are constructed
in different ways and can change
over time.
- Risk factors and
early intervention
- Preventing young people from
entering the criminal justice
system
- identifying elements of risk
- labelling as potential criminals
- Preventing young people from
entering the criminal justice
system
- Youth justice
and inequalities
- over-representation of
young black
- over-representation of
young black
- Restorative
justice
- a chance for the young person to
make amends and for victims to
have their say
- meet the needs of the
victim and stop the young
person re-offending
- meet the needs of the
victim and stop the young
person re-offending
- a chance for the young person to
make amends and for victims to
have their say
- Reintegration
- support young people without
being judgemental
- wide range of support
- support young people without
being judgemental