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Understanding Youth Crime
Mark Lynch
其他書名
An Australian Study
出版Routledge, 2017-07-12
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Social WorkLaw / JurisprudenceSocial Science / CriminologyLaw / Criminal Law / GeneralSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN135177283X9781351772839
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8R8uDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This title was first published in 2003. Adolescence is popularly understood as a transitional phase of turbulence and extremes. It is also often associated with 'trouble'. Criminal justice statistics, however, reveal that youth criminality remains a relatively rare phenomenon, less than one percent of the total adolescent population in any given year. This exceptional book is based upon a major Australian research programme to consider the key social factors impacting upon the lives of young people. A sample of 1,300 young people was divided into three major subgroups: a 'control' group, drawn from state secondary schools and closely approximating the general population; a chronically marginalized cohort representing a 'vulnerable group', and a group of offenders, most of whom were incarcerated at the time of the research. With its rich data source and highly integrated structure, the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of adolescent criminality and associated policy both in Australia and internationally.