Juvenile Justice in Europe

"At a time when Europe is witnessing major cultural, social, economic and political challenges and transformations, this book brings together leading researchers and experts to consider a range of pressing questions relating to the historical origins, contemporary manifestations and future prospects for juvenile justice. Questions considered include: - How has the history of juvenile justice evolved across Europe and how might the past help us to understand the present and signal the future? - What do we know about contemporary juvenile crime trends in Europe and how are nation states responding? - Is punitivity and intolerance eclipsing child welfare and pedagogical imperatives, or is 'child friendly justice' holding firm? - How might we best understand both the convergent and the divergent patterning of juvenile justice in a changing and reformulating Europe? - How is juvenile justice experienced by identifiable constituencies of children and young people both in communities and in institutions? - What impacts are sweeping austerity measures, together with increasing mobilities and migrations, imposing? - How can comparative juvenile justice be conceptualised and interpreted? - W