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Dealing with Disaffection book cover

1st Edition

Dealing with Disaffection

By Tim Newburn, Michael Shiner, Tara Young Copyright 2005
240 Pages
by Willan

240 Pages
by Willan

240 Pages
by Willan
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In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, to serious or persistent offending. Seeking to address these issues has become a major... Read more
1.  Introduction  2. Youth disaffection  3. Youth transitions and the meaning of disaffection  4. Young people and mentoring  5. Mentoring plus  6. Mentoring plus and youthful exclusion  7. Mentoring in practice  8. Impact of the programme  9. Understanding change  10. Conclusion: youth disaffection, mentoring and social inclusion

Biography

Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Mannheim Centre, London School of Economics, former President of the British Society of Criminology and an experienced and prolific author.

Michael Shiner is a Senior Research Fellow in the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics.

Tara Young is a Senior Research Fellow in the  Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, London Metropolitan University.

'A very important and illuminating evaluation of a British mentoring programme ... of great interest to all criminologists and researchers on youth problems.' − David Farrington, University of Cambridge, UK

'This is an important work, one whose dual focus (programme and evaluation) will no doubt resonate with practitioners and Criminologists alike.' − Bryan Hogeveen, University of Alberta, Canada

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