Young Criminal Lives is the first cradle-to-grave study of the experiences of some of the
thousands of delinquent, difficult and destitute children passing through the early English …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Criminological Research Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE
Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global …

Introduction 1 one Global perspectives on urban youth violence 13 two The 2011 English
riots 47 three Gangs in the UK? 77 four Policing the gang crisis 113 five Policy, prevention …

From anti-immigration agendas that criminalise vulnerable populations, to the punishment of
the poor and the governance of parenting, this timely book explores how diverse fields of …

Mentoring has recently taken centre stage as one of the primary criminal justice
'interventions' to reduce reoffending, having grown in popularity over the past fifteen years …

Background and aims During the past three decades an expansive literature has emerged
that is dedicated to analysing the processes of policy transfer. One neglected pathway …

This fully updated edition of an essential introductory text offers a concise guide to the key
structures and concepts in social policy and is now supplemented by unique and innovative …

Background and aims Opening up access to scheduled drugs such as cannabis in the
United Kingdom rarely happens, yet on 1 November 2018 the United Kingdom changed the …

In recent years, a proliferation of mentoring projects have been established in England and
Wales, targeted at both offenders and drug users. This is, in part, a consequence of high …

Over the past five years, proposals to introduce drug testing for welfare recipients have
proliferated across the globe. In England, it was included in the Welfare Reform Act 2009 …