Understanding Youth and Crime.

This book is an accessible introduction to the subject of youth and crime. The author explores the social construction of childhood and youth, and looks at the role of the media in creating a strong association of young people with crime and disorder, which sustains processes of marginalization and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Sheila, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill International (UK) Ltd., 2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Juvenile delinquency > Great Britain.
At-risk youth > Great Britain.
Deviant behavior > Great Britain.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > Great Britain.
Criminology > Great Britain.
Délinquance juvénile > Grande-Bretagne.
Jeunes difficiles > Grande-Bretagne.
Criminologie > Grande-Bretagne.
Criminology
Deviant behavior
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of
At-risk youth
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is an accessible introduction to the subject of youth and crime. The author explores the social construction of childhood and youth, and looks at the role of the media in creating a strong association of young people with crime and disorder, which sustains processes of marginalization and exclusion and leads to frequent |panics¿ about youth crime. The importance of media representations of race and gender in these processes are also explored.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (266 pages)
ISBN:9780335224401
0335224407
1280950897
9781280950896

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