Raymond Arthur

Gebundenes Buch

Young Offenders and the Law

How the Law Responds to Youth Offending

Beschreibung

How does the law deal with young offenders, and to what extend does the law protect and promote the rights of young people in conflict with the law? These are the central issues addressed by Young Offenders and the Law in its examination of the legal response to the phenomenon of youth offending, and the contemporary forces that shape the law.

Autor

Dr Raymond Arthur is Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Social Sciences and Law, Teesside University. His research interests include preventing youth crime, the impact of family life on youth offending, the youth justice system, and child law. Recent publications include Family Life and Youth Offending: Home is where the Hurt Is (Routledge, 2007), 'Parental Responsibility Laws' in Reforming Juvenile Justice (2009), and 'Protecting the Best Interests of the Child' in the International Journal of Children's Rights (2010).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9780415496612
• ISBN-10: 0415496616
• Artikelnr.: 57040886