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The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System: Understanding the principles of the youth justice system
Raymond Arthur
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Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ2; LNFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their impulses, should they be held criminally culpable for their behaviour? In what ways is the immaturity of young offenders relevant to their blameworthiness? Should youth offending behaviour be proscribed by criminal law? These are just some of the questions asked in this thoughtful and provocative book. In The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System, Raymond Arthur explores international and historical evidence on how ... Read more
When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their impulses, should they be held criminally culpable for their behaviour? In what ways is the immaturity of young offenders relevant to their blameworthiness? Should youth offending behaviour be proscribed by criminal law? These are just some of the questions asked in this thoughtful and provocative book. In The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System, Raymond Arthur explores international and historical evidence on how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138781672
SKU
V9781138781672
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99-1
About Raymond Arthur
Raymond Arthur is Reader in Law at Northumbria University, UK, and the author of Young Offenders and the Law (Routledge, 2010). He has collaborated with researchers, practitioners, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and charities to develop new approaches to responding to youth offending.
Reviews for The Moral Foundations of the Youth Justice System: Understanding the principles of the youth justice system
'This text makes a valuable contribution to contemporary youth justice with its thoroughgoing analysis of a much neglected issue. Arthur offers an informed, insightful and welcome exposition of the moral foundations of responses to youth offending; one that supplements and extrapolates the existing literature.' Stephen Case, Professor of Criminology ... Read more