A Return to Social Justice Youth Justice, Ideology and Philosophy
Youth justice has always focused on criminal justice but this work argues that taking a social justice approach is the best way to reduce youth crime. Drawing on philosophy, new research, and practitioners’ views, a new organizational structure and approa
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JESSICA URWIN
A Return to Social Justice
Jessica Urwin
A Return to Social Justice Youth Justice, Ideology and Philosophy
Jessica Urwin Applied Social Sciences De Montfort University Leicester, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-73042-4 ISBN 978-3-319-73043-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73043-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018930238 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Nastasic Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
I have spent a lot of time thinking about youth justice. The vast majority of my research work has focused on or been related to youth justice and I have worked with young people in a variety of settings. It is a subject that feels very familiar to me, yet when I discuss youth justice with others, I am continually surprised and given new ideas or views to think about. I think this is partially because of the multi-disciplinary approach of youth justice; the wide variety of perspectives will always create competing views. Whilst this is one of the things that makes youth justice interesting, it is also one of the things that causes problems within the subject. There is no unifying theory of youth justice. There is not a single approach, philosophy, or standard to guide the subject in terms of either thinking or practice. This places a lot of pressure on those working within youth justice to choose the “right” approach. We often assume that professionals are infallible, and thus are appalled when social workers, police officers, magistrates, and so on make poor choices, or take actions that with hindsig
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