How to turn a child offender into an adult criminal – In 10 easy steps

from the paper by NZ Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft:

The theme of this paper is probably similar to many others about youth justice, except that it is approached from a perspective that is deliberately contrary to all but the most committed devil’s advocate.

No reasonable person would ever suggest that the goal of a youth justice system is to promote criminality as a career choice for young people. However, blatantly inverting 30 years of accumulated youth justice wisdom provokes useful discussion. It is also hoped that this deliberately polemical approach will help us identify what is essential about any youth justice system and focus our attention on the principles that are most important when addressing youth offending.

Aug 11, 2010 Policy, Politics, Juvenile, Practice

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