"Family Life and Youth Offending" examines the relationship between the causes of youth offending and the legal duty of the state to address those causes. In his globally relevant new study Arthur provides the evidence that improving the family environment could be the most effective and enduring strategy for combating juvenile delinquency and associated behavioral, social and emotional problems. In so doing the author argues that youth crime prevention policy should therefore focus on the family context in which offenders find themselves and resources should be diverted from more traditional...
"Family Life and Youth Offending" examines the relationship between the causes of youth offending and the legal duty of the state to address those cau...
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their impulses, should they be held criminally culpable for their behaviour? In what ways is the immaturity of young offenders relevant to their blameworthiness? Should youth offending behaviour be proscribed by criminal law? These are just some of the questions asked in this thoughtful and provocative book.
In The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System, Raymond Arthur explores international and historical evidence on how...
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their imp...
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their impulses, should they be held criminally culpable for their behaviour? In what ways is the immaturity of young offenders relevant to their blameworthiness? Should youth offending behaviour be proscribed by criminal law? These are just some of the questions asked in this thoughtful and provocative book.
In The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System, Raymond Arthur explores international and historical evidence on how...
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their imp...