Working with Young Offenders Paperback / softback
by John Pitts
Part of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book offers a comprehensive and critical account of the changes introduced into the UK youth justice system by the 1998 Crime and Disorder legislation, and its implications for youth justice managers and professionals. It identifies strategies for the practitioner that address the impact of crime, the social predicament of the young offender and the effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms of social control and social support, thereby showing ways of coming to grips with one of the most serious problems besetting the poorest members of our society.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:171 pages, X, 171 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/10/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780333682654
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:171 pages, X, 171 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/10/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780333682654