In this study, the authors examine the prevalence of self-reported delinquency, drug use,
and gang membership among school-attending youth in nine English-speaking Caribbean …

This paper draws on interviews and focus groups conducted with fourteen juvenile students
and three principals at a residential correctional institution in Antigua and Barbuda. The …

Incarcerated youth across the English-speaking Caribbean engage in high levels of
offending before their detention. However, we know little about whether youth detained in …

Delinquent behavior represents a serious concern in the Caribbean. In order to provide
insights useful for explaining deviant behavior among youths in Caribbean countries, this …

Street gangs across the Caribbean are receiving increased attention from local, regional,
and international organizations. This is mainly because formal mechanisms of social control …

This chapter focuses upon violence and criminal episodes committed by young persons who
have attained the age of criminal responsibility and within the maximal age for prosecution …

Little to no academic inquiry has examined interventions targeting girls involved in the
justice system in Jamaica. This qualitative study asked:(1) How do girls in conflict with the …