This module aims to develop in the student a critical understanding of the discourses surrounding youth offending and the multi-agency responses to youth offenders and youth offending in England and Wales within a social constructionist and cross-cultural perspective. Through discussion of recent research, legislation and policy, students will be encouraged to consider the response of the criminal justice agencies to children and young people in conflict with the law in England and Wales
The module will:

• explore associated areas of concern such as education, welfare, young people’s services, juvenile justice and the police service.
• explore the current partnership arrangements for delivering a service to young offenders
• explore young offenders’ behaviour in the context of school, family, care arrangements and local communities' expectations.
• analyse the construction of youth and childhood with a contemporary and historical focus.

• The library
• PCs with standard suite of University software providing access to e-mail, the internet, word processing, etc.
• Lecture rooms with access for disabled students, and suitable for group work
• The Blackboard virtual learning environment

Assessment 1 x 1,000 words precis of a journal article relating to youth crime and justice (summative weighted at 60%)

Assessment 2 x 1,500 words critical analysis of the same journal article (summative weighted at 40%)
NB the journal article must have been published within the preceding 5 years and be from a respected journal (list will be provided)

Bateman T., (2016) Incarcerating Children: Understanding youth imprisonment. London: Routledge

Case, S. (2018) Youth Justice. London: Routledge

Case, S. and Haines, K. (2009) Understanding Youth Offending: Risk factor policy research and practice. Cullompton: Willan.

Goldson B. and Muncie J., (eds) (2015) Youth crime and justice (2nd ed). London: Sage

Hopkins Burke, R (2008) Young People, Crime and Justice. Cullompton. Abingdon: Willan Publishing

Muncie, John. (2015), Youth & Crime. (4th ed.). London: Sage

Pitts J., (2008) Reluctant gangsters: the changing face of youth crime. Abingdon: Willan Publishing

Smith, R. (2011) Doing Justice to Young People: Youth crime and social justice. London: Routledge.

1. To be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical concepts that relate to childhood, identity, youth, and children’s rights and responsibilities.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. To be able to show both historical and contemporary knowledge and understanding of the political, social, economic, cultural context of youth crime.
Knowledge & Understanding

3. To be able to identify and critical consider the key contemporary policies, processes and institutions that respond to youth crime and their function and roles.
Knowledge & Understanding

4. To be able to show knowledge and understanding of the political, social, economic, cultural context of youth crime and statutory and non-governmental responses to it in a good style of coherent spoken and written English.
Communication

For 150 hours, of which 26 will be class contact and 124 hours will be guided independent study. Whole group contact will consist of lectures and workshops.

This module aims to develop in the student a critical understanding of the discourses surrounding youth offending and the multi-agency responses to youth offenders and youth offending in England and Wales within a social constructionist and cross-cultural perspective. Through discussion of recent research, legislation and policy, students will be encouraged to consider the response of the criminal justice agencies to children and young people in conflict with the law in England and Wales
The module will:

• explore associated areas of concern such as education, welfare, young people’s services, juvenile justice and the police service.
• explore the current partnership arrangements for delivering a service to young offenders
• explore young offenders’ behaviour in the context of school, family, care arrangements and local communities' expectations.
• analyse the construction of youth and childhood with a contemporary and historical focus.