Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime
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Learn about the UK youth justice systems, approaches to children’s offending behavior, and children’s experiences of victimization and crime. Understand the importance of reducing harm caused by children and the impact of gender, race, ethnicity, and social class in youth justice.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Describe the youth justice systems operating in the UK
Appreciate the significance of different approaches to children’s offending behaviour within the UK
Understand more about children’s experiences of victimisation and crime
Appreciate there are many ways of reducing the harms some children can cause
Appreciate how differences around gender, race, ethnicity and social class operate in youth justice.
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