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The life course of delinquency: reflections on the meaning of trajectories, transitions and turning points in youth justice

Case, Stephen; Smith, Roger

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Stephen Case



Abstract

This article challenges contemporary analyses of the nature of youth justice in England and Wales as partial and restricted in theoretical and conceptual terms. A life course perspective is adopted to examine the trajectory of youth justice as a dynamic artefact, constantly shaped by recurring, reconstructed and r/evolving contextual, thematic and stakeholder influences. A critical and thematic review of academic, government, policy and media literature using social construction as its analytical frame of reference in turn opens up the theoretical space to articulate an internally-coherent and nuanced framework for understanding the nature and development of youth justice past, present and future.

Citation

Case, S., & Smith, R. (2021). The life course of delinquency: reflections on the meaning of trajectories, transitions and turning points in youth justice. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 45(4), 391-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2020.1821728

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 7, 2020
Online Publication Date Oct 28, 2020
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2020
Publicly Available Date Apr 28, 2022
Journal International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Print ISSN 0192-4036
Electronic ISSN 2157-6475
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 45
Issue 4
Pages 391-404
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2020.1821728

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