Youth and Crime

This book provides you with the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of youth and crime available. Keeping you abreast of the contemporary debates surrounding youth crime and justice, this book examines all the key topics that you'll encounter during your studies in youth and crime at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The book: *Covers the issues around antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs), gangs, gun and knife crime, early intervention initiatives, the respect agenda, restorative justice and child imprisonment *Features expanded coverage of youth and media, social media, cyberbullying and hate crime and takes into account recent legislative updates *Includes chapters on youth victimology and comparative and international youth justice, providing a critical analysis of issues such as institutional abuse, child trafficking, international children's rights and transnational policy transfer *Includes a new companion website, featuring links to journal articles, relevant websites, blogs and government reports Complete with chapter outlines, summary boxes, key terms, study questions, further reading lists and a glossary, this is the textbook to take you through your studies in youth and crime.