In Their Defence: Fighting for Youth Justice One Child at a Time

ISBN-13: 9781789294873 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 272 str.

Aika Stephenson (Just for Kids Law)

Opis

An important and revelatory book which brings together extraordinary cases of youth justice, published in partnership with Just for Kids Law. Using real-life case studies this important book from a leading youth justice expert uncovers the shocking failures in our legal system that are impacting on the lives of so many of our young people.

O autorze

Aika Stephenson co-founded Just for Kids Law - a charity dedicated to providing legal representation and advice to young people as well as fighting for reform on a wider level - in 2006. She is a solicitor and youth justice expert with years of experience representing young people in criminal proceedings and particularly those with special educational needs. She heads up the charity's criminal arm and has won numerous awards for her work, including the prestigious Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards, 2018.