Previous edition: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Images of Youth and CrimeChapter 2: Histories of Youth and CrimeChapter 3: Explaining Youth Crime I: Positivist CriminologiesChapter 4: Explaining Youth Crime II: Developmental and Life Course TheoriesChapter 5: Explaining Youth Crime III: Radical and Realist CriminologiesChapter 6: Youth VictimologyChapter 7: Youth Cultures, Cultural Studies and Cultural CriminologyChapter 8: Youth and Social Policy: Control, Regulation and GovernanceChapter 9: Youth Justice Strategies I: Welfare and JusticeChapter 10: Youth Justice Strategies II: Policing, Prevention and Risk ManagementChapter 11: Youth Justice Strategies III: Custody, Punishment and RightsChapter 12: Comparative and International Youth Justice

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