Youth justice and the Youth Court : an introduction / Mike Watkins and Diane Johnson ; edited and with additional material by Bryan Gibson ; foreword by Chris Stanley.
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Youth justice and the Youth Court : an introduction / Mike Watkins and Diane Johnson ; edited and with additional material by Bryan Gibson ; foreword by Chris Stanley.
"This book is the ideal starring point for anyone wishing to gain or enhance understanding of youth justice in England and Wales. It contains chapters on each of the areas in which youth offenders or those at risk of offending come into contact with the Youth Justice System (YJS). It looks at the roles of the youth court, police, Crown prosecutors, youth offending teams (YOTs), youth offending panels (YOPs), voluntary sector and wider community. It deals with sentencing, including the work of the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC), the responsibilities of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and a range of ways in which crime prevention and anti-social behaviour (ASB) by young people is dealt with and discouraged."--Jacket.