Understanding Youth Crime: An Australian Study

di Mark Lynch (Autore)

John S. Western (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2017

This title was first published in 2003. Adolescence is popularly understood as a transitional phase of turbulence and extremes. It is also often associated with 'trouble'. Criminal justice statistics, however, reveal that youth criminality remains a relatively rare phenomenon, less than one percent of the total adolescent population in any given year. This exceptional book is based upon a major Australian research programme to consider the key social factors impacting upon the lives of young people. A sample of 1,300 young people was divided into three major subgroups: a 'control' group, drawn from state secondary schools and closely approximating the general population; a chronically marginalized cohort representing a 'vulnerable group', and a group of offenders, most of whom were incarcerated at the time of the research. With its rich data source and highly integrated structure, the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of adolescent criminality and associated policy both in Australia and internationally.

• Autore: Mark Lynch
• Curatore: John S. Western
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Revivals
• Anno: 2017
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 234 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 430 gr.
• EAN: 9781138709096

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