Claire Fitzpatrick

Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption.

It begins by analysing past research, critically examining current policy and combining theoretical insights from the disciplines of childcare and criminology in order to form a theoretical framework for research. The empirical evidence of thirty-nine interviews with young people who have been through the care system is then drawn upon to highlight key findings and conclusions about the relationship between care and crime, and the implications towards current policy. Addressing issues such as:

the residential care experience

developing secure attachments in the context of care

experiences of education

life after care,

these powerful examples show the flaws, failures and successes of the various childcare services by offering insight into the reality of young peoples experiences.

This book is highly relevant to new legislation and the current political agenda, and will prove an eye-opening read for policymakers and practitioners in the fields of child care and criminology, social workers, and students of social work, social policy and criminology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846424458
• Artikelnr.: 38356558

Autorenporträt

Claire Taylor is currently working in the area of crime reduction. She has previously worked at the universities of Nottingham and Lancaster. This book is based upon her doctoral research undertaken at Lancaster University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Foreword, David Smith, Lancaster University.
Introduction. Part I: Setting the Scene. 1. What do we know about
experiences of care - and after? 2. The current policy climate. 3.
Introducing the research study Part II: Young Peoples' Experiences. 4.
Exploring the residential care experience. 5. Developing secure attachments
in the context of care. 6. Experiences of education. 7. Life after care:
Coping with independence. Part III: Conclusions. 8. Key findings and
implications for policy and practice. References. Index.