1st Edition

Juvenile Justice International Perspectives, Models and Trends

Edited By John A. Winterdyk Copyright 2015
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

410 Pages
by Routledge

Juvenile justice has been and remains a topical issue at national and international levels. There are various standards and guidelines for administration, but six major models characterize juvenile justice systems worldwide: participatory, welfare, corporatism, modified justice, justice, and crime control . Juvenile Justice: International Perspectives, Models, and Trends presents contributions... Read more

Introduction: Juvenile Justice in the International Arena. Of Justice and Juveniles in Austria: Achievements and Challenges. Youth Justice and Youth Crime in Australia. Administration of Juvenile Justice in Brazil: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges. Juvenile Justice and Young Offenders: A Canadian Overview. China’s Juvenile Justice: A System in Transition. The Iranian Juvenile Criminal Justice System: An Overview. Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Crime: An Overview of Japan. Child Justice in Namibia: Back to Square One? Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Crime in the Netherlands. The Scottish Juvenile Justice System: Policy and Practice. Juvenile Justice in Slovakia. South Africa’s New Child Justice System. Juvenile Justice: England and Wales. Juvenile Justice in the United States. Index.

Biography

John Winterdyk has authored/edited over 25 textbooks, many of which have been international and/or comparative in nature. He has also published a wide range of articles in a number of international journals and been invited to guest edited several others on such topics as human trafficking and genocide. He is a member of a number of international associations and has held various visiting and adjunct positions internationally. In addition to juvenile justice, John’s current research interests include human trafficking, identity theft, crime prevention, and justice reform.



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