Youth Justice

Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law

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Developing a Manifesto for Youth Justice in Northern Ireland – Background Paper (Include Youth), 2008-2009

A commission by Include Youth (an organisation working with young people in conflict with the law), the Background Paper provided an overview of international human rights standards and contrasted these with the experiences of children/ young people in conflict with the law.

The Criminalisation of Children and Young People

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Regulation and Criminalisation of Children, 2002-

Publications and presentations about the regulation and criminalisation of children include:

  • Chapter: Scraton, P. and Haydon, D. (2002) ‘Challenging the Criminalisation of Children and Young People: securing a rights-based agenda’ in J. Muncie, G. Hughes and E. McLaughlin (eds) Youth Justice. Critical Readings, Sage/Open University, pp311-328