Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and ot

Describes how positive parental involvement deters delinquent behavior while its absence -- or worse, its negative counterpart -- fosters misconduct. Researcher

Examines the causes for mass incarceration of Americans and calls for the reform of the bail system. Traces the history of bail, how it has come to be an oppres

A powerful expose of the family court system's prejudice against mothers trying to protect their sexually abused children.

The historical context of colonisation situates the analysis in Children, Care and Crime of the involvement of children with care experience in the criminal jus