Publisher's Synopsis
This contribution to the "Social Work Skills" series provides a practical guide to working in the field of youth justice and related professions. It offers readers: a brief history of youth justice in England and Wales in the context of continuing concerns about rising youth crime and disorder; an overview of the "new" youth justice system, covering the roles of the police, of Youth Offending Teams, the courts and young offender institutions; and guidance on ways of working with young people at different stages of the youth justice system - from early preventive interventions with first and second-time offenders to post- sentence supervision and support.;Like other texts in this series, the book is first and foremost designed as a practitioner handbook. Drawing on academic research and good practice guidance from those working in the field, it describes the levels and forms of intervention available to and expected of those working with young offenders and deploys case studies and questions to reflect upon as means of illustration.
