An introductory textbook in family studies. The contributors demonstrate how the family is constituted in the public and private spheres, and outline the tensions that exist between the dominant assumptions of state and society and the lived realities and everyday experiences of family life.

Examines and compares youth justice systems around the world. This book also examines how youth justice is implemented in practice with a view to promoting change as well as reflection. It includes chapters which addresses the degree of compliance with international law; the extent of repenalistion; adulteration; and, tolerance.

Crime: Local and Global and its sister text Criminal Justice: Local and Global are two new teaching texts that aim to equip the reader with a critical understanding of the globally contested nature of 'crime' and 'justice'. Through an examination of key concepts and criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled. International case studies are used to demonstrate how 'crime' and 'justice' are historically and geographically located in terms of the global/local context, and how processes of...