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  1. 'It's a Hard Balance to Find': The Perspectives of Youth Justice

    The Youth Justice Board (the non-departmental public body with responsibility for overseeing the Youth Justice System in England and Wales) recently published an updated Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 (YJB, 2021: 10) which identified child first as their central guiding principle.Notably, this marks a shift from the approach outlined in their strategic plan of 2019-2022 of 'child first ...

  2. PDF Youth crime: an investigation into the effectiveness of general re

    This thesis examines the effectiveness of general re-offending risk assessment instruments for young people. The introductory chapter considers current trends in Scottish youth crime and provides an overview of the unique way in which children and adolescents are dealt with ... a cause for youth offending. Rather, youth crime is considered the ...

  3. Examining the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and

    One of the most frequently examined risk factors for youth violence and offending is childhood maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect (Braga et al., 2017; Cottle et al., 2001; Fitton et al., 2018; Maas et al., 2008).There have been several large-scale prospective studies (Thornberry et al., 2010; Widom, 1989; Widom & Maxfield, 2001) as well as ...

  4. What we talk about when we talk about vulnerability and youth crime: A

    The dissertation focused on how many aspects of a young person's life interacted together to shape personal experiences and the interpretation of those experiences to affect self-image and offending behavior. ... With the major theory of the developmental taxonomy (Moffitt, 1993), the interest in development and youth offending may have been ...

  5. PDF Restorative Justice and the Prevention of Youth Reoffending

    the area of focus for this review is its use within youth justice. Educational Psychologists and youth offending Correlations have been highlighted between young people who engage in offending behaviour and low academic achievement, truancy and exclusion (Adams, Smart, & Greig, 2009; Berridge, Brodie, Pitts, Porteous, & Tarling, 2001; Liddle ...

  6. PDF A cross-national study of youth offending: toward an integration of

    offending. In addition, the effect of low self-control on violent criminal offending was stronger among adolescents living in countries with higher level of economic dominance than the group of countries with a lower level of economic dominance. On the other hand, the effect of attachment to parents on violent criminal offending is stronger among

  7. A cross-national study of youth offending: toward an integration of

    The dissertation attempts to integrate aspects of three criminological theories social bonding theory, lifestyle/routine activities theory, and self-control theory and to test its cross-national generalizability. ... A cross-national study of youth offending : toward an integration of individual and macro theory of crime Creator: Roh, Myunghoon ...

  8. PDF STUCK ON REPEAT: EXPLORING THE KEY FACTORS THAT

    Despite the reduction in the number of children and young people in the Youth Justice System (YJS), the reoffending rate has continued to rise, suggesting a different approach to this cohort is needed. This thesis aims to explore the key factors that affect young people's reoffending and the implications for Youth Offending Team (YOT) practice.

  9. Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Among

    Louisa Hackett is a forensic psychologist with over 15 years of experience working in research, criminal justice, and health care settings in Australia and Canada. She has been the Principal Psychology for Youth Justice, South Australia, since 2011 and has overseen the development of psychology and allied health assessment and intervention services for young people in custody and in the community.

  10. PDF Youth offending, youth transitions and recognition

    INTRODUCTION. Offending occurs most commonly in childhood and youth, making young people 'the hapless population' upon which much criminal enquiry (both academic and political) is focused (Brown, 2005, p. 29). The journey from youth to adulthood is neither simple nor prescribed. Young people, because of their age and status as 'youth ...

  11. PDF An Investigation Into the Risk and Protective Factors Associated With

    ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH OFFENDING . by . ANH VIEN . A thesis submitted to . The University of Birmingham . for the degree of . DOCTORATE IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE . ... address youth offending and reduce custody of young offenders, £31 million on targeted youth crime prevention, and £16 million for resettlement/aftercare programmes ...

  12. A systematic review and meta-analysis on adverse ...

    The findings of prevalence also support the notion that each single ACE needs to be acknowledged for their distinct impact on youth offending; a combined exposure of ACEs could obscure the relationship between individual ACEs, and youth offending and recidivism (Grummitt et al., 2022). Moreover, the current systematic analysis finds that the ...

  13. Criminological perspectives on school exclusion and youth offending

    Her research interests relate to youth justice, inequality, and alternative responses to youth crime. She is currently preparing a monograph, 'Negotiating youth deviance and parenting: Exploring the effects of social class in professional interactions' for Routledge Criminology and Criminal Justice (forthcoming, 2021) based on her doctoral thesis.

  14. PDF Youth Offending: Resilience and Protective Factors

    review, the empirical research, and for the thesis in general. A preliminary model of youth offending/re-offending is proposed. It is concluded that the inclusion of protective factors and personal resiliency, alongside risk factors, improves the prediction of offending behaviour. Furthermore, these positive factors appear to be instrumental to the

  15. PDF What Works in Managing Young People who Offend? A Summary of the

    Proven offending statistics January 2013 to December 2013. Ministry of Justice. In 2013, the overall proven reoffending for all offenders was 26.5% and for those aged 10 to 17 years it was 37.9%. The highest rates were for 10 to 14 year olds (38.4%), closely followed by 15 to 17 year olds (37.8%).

  16. Juvenile Detention Center Effects on Futures of At-Risk Youth

    Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection ... Youth offenders, communities, and school systems may benefit from a Juvenile Justice System (JJS) better equipped to provide services which enhance delinquent youths' futures (Hay, ... offending behaviors are likely to continue on a criminogenic ...

  17. The changing shape of youth justice: Models of practice

    The success of the early intervention work undertaken through Triage means that the Youth Offending Team is working closely with a cohort of young offenders who are amongst the most 'prolific' and 'high risk' offenders requiring more intense and costly interventions. (Harrow Youth Offending Partnership Youth Justice Plan 2014-2015: 11)

  18. Real bad girls : the origins and nature of offending by girls and young

    Abstract Amidst growing concerns about a rise in girls entering the Youth Justice System and official data highlighting increases in girls violent offending this doctoral thesis focuses on girls in the Youth Justice System.

  19. The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Offending

    Abstract. When estimating the potential impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth offending, it is important to consider traditional theories of crime. This literature review aims to determine which of the secondary impacts of the pandemic have influenced crime during the crisis and can predict changes to crime rates in the future.

  20. (PDF) The Challenge of ADHD and Youth Offending

    UK studies of offenders have indicated around 45% of youths and 24% of male adults screen positive for a childhood history of ADHD, 14% of whom have persisting symptoms in adulthood. Young people ...

  21. Youth Crime Dissertation Topics

    Youth Crime Dissertation Topics - A Bunch of Topics Based on Recent Reports. Published by Owen Ingram at December 29th, 2022 , Revised On June 3, 2024. Writing about youth crime can be educational and eye-opening. This area of study will make you consider ideas you hadn't considered before, or perhaps they did, which is why you decided to ...

  22. Dissertation

    Dissertation juvenile reoffenders: difference in juvenile reoffending rates over the past decade and how they can be reduced bsc hons criminology naomi milton. ... It may be useful to consider positivist theoretical explanations of youth offending, as this could provide some explanation as to why some juveniles reoffend. Gottfredson and Hirschi ...

  23. Dissertation Ideas Youth Offending

    The document discusses writing a dissertation on the challenging topic of youth offending. It notes that exploring dissertation ideas on youth offending requires in-depth analysis and a thorough understanding of the subject. The document introduces HelpWriting.net, which specializes in providing expert assistance to students struggling with their dissertations. It states that their experienced ...

  24. News in Brief: EHD Alumna, Researcher Wins Outstanding Dissertation

    The honor is given to an individual who recently completed a dissertation that merits special recognition and has the potential to contribute to the science and practice of school psychology. An article stemming from Franco's dissertation work was published in the high-impact journal, Review of Educational Research, and is now freely available.