Crime and Society
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Youth Crime Prevention and Sports
An Evaluation of Sport-Based Programmes and Their Effectiveness
By Yvon Dandurand and Jon Heidt
Sports-based crime prevention programmes are increasingly popular world-wide but until now there has been very little research on their effectiveness. The authors analyse successful Positive Youth Development practices and their effectiveness in decreasing the risk of criminal involvement, giving recommendations for future policy and practice.
Youth Justice
Towards a Contextualised Understanding of Policy-Making
By Stephen Case
Policy development and implementation has a pivotal role in the youth justice system, with a profound impact upon professionals and the children they work with. Presenting original research on a variety of stakeholder policy-makers in England and Wales, this book is key reading for researchers and practitioners responding to youth offending.