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Governing Girls: Rehabilitation in the Age of Risk
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Description for Governing Girls: Rehabilitation in the Age of Risk
paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVQ1; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
In recent years there has been significant media hype and moral panic over assaults and violent crimes perpetrated by young women. The governmental response to control crime and to provide protection to citizens has taken various, often contradictory, forms. The current research agenda on controlling youth violence in Canada, especially in light of provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is focused on risk assessment. The approach, however, ignores how “risk” is a socio-cultural phenomenon. Through interviews with young female offenders and youth justice authorities, Governing Girls examines female youth violence in the contemporary landscape of control and the increasing ... Read more
In recent years there has been significant media hype and moral panic over assaults and violent crimes perpetrated by young women. The governmental response to control crime and to provide protection to citizens has taken various, often contradictory, forms. The current research agenda on controlling youth violence in Canada, especially in light of provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is focused on risk assessment. The approach, however, ignores how “risk” is a socio-cultural phenomenon. Through interviews with young female offenders and youth justice authorities, Governing Girls examines female youth violence in the contemporary landscape of control and the increasing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552664360
SKU
V9781552664360
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