A Return to Social Justice: Youth Justice, Ideology and Philosophy

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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 approach is developed. Urwin outlines the philosophical and historical background of youth justice and clarifies how this has led to problems within current practice. Prominent debates within the field are also explored in depth, such as care vs. control, and the issue of professional identity. Ultimately, all of these factors are considered in relation to the organizational structure of youth justice, and this bold and engaging study highlights the need for a more principled approach to practice. Timely and authoritative, this book is will be of great interest to youth justice practitioners, academics, students, and those who would like to apply social justice to social institutions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv A Brief History of Youth Justice (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 1-27 Rawls’ Role in Improving Structures (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 29-54 The Current State of Youth Justice (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 55-82 Care Versus Control Ideologies (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 83-114 Unbalanced Principles, Fractured Identities (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 115-138 A Better Structure (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 139-166 Social Justice in Practice (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 167-199 Signs of Change (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 201-218 Conclusion (Jessica Urwin)....Pages 219-222 Back Matter ....Pages 223-226