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Holistic approaches to reduce recidivism in young offenders
J Ravulo
[20-1000]
Introduction
Social and welfare needs of young offenders
Significant social and welfare needs
Interactions with youth justice system
Holistic approaches to deterring recidivist offending
Individual, community and organisational capacity building
Developing the skills of the individuals (economic capital)
Developing the community to promote cohesion (social capital)
Developing organisations and institutions to be responsive (cultural capital)
Conclusion
What makes juvenile offenders different from adult offenders
K Richards
[20-2000]
Foreword
Introduction
How juvenile offending differs from adult offending
The proportion of crime perpetrated by juveniles
Growing out of crime: the age-crime curve
Juvenile offending trajectories
The proportion of juvenile who come into contact with the criminal justice system
The types of offences that are perpetrated by juveniles
The nature of juvenile offending
Why juvenile offending differs from adult offending
Risk-taking and peer influence
Intellectual disability and mental illness
Young people as crime victims
The challenge of responding to juvenile crime
Juvenile offenders have complex needs
Juvenile offenders require a higher duty of care
Juveniles may grow out of crime
Juvenile justice interventions
The doctrine of doli incapax
Welfare and justice approaches to juvenile justice
Reducing stigmatisation
Addressing juveniles’ criminogenic needs
Diversion of juveniles
Avoiding peer contagion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Specific deterrent effect of custodial penalties on juvenile reoffending
D Weatherburn, S Vignaendra and A McGrath
[20-3000]
Executive summary
Introduction
Deterrence theory
The evidence on specific deterrence
The present study
Survey procedure
Response rate and subject attrition
Variables
Analysis
Results
Conclusion
Appendix
References