{"title":"Observing Juvenile Courtrooms: Testing the Implementation of Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice in Spain","authors":"Esther Fernández-Molina, M. Bermejo, Olalla Baz","doi":"10.1177/1473225420918027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420918027","url":null,"abstract":"In 2010, the Council of Europe adopted Guidelines on child-friendly Justice. This means, inter alia, developing an accessible justice system and focusing on respecting children’s rights to participate in and to understand proceedings. This research was conducted to establish the implementation of child-friendly justice through 129 observations in the courtrooms of two Spanish juvenile courts. The findings show that attempts have been made to comply with European standards, especially by judges who have implemented the required adaptations and encouraged the participation of children. However, the infrastructure does not appear to be the most appropriate, and questionable practices have been identified.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"192 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420918027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44638350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Matrix in Context: Taking Stock of Police Gang Databases in London and Beyond","authors":"James A. Densley, D. Pyrooz","doi":"10.1177/1473225419883706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225419883706","url":null,"abstract":"Technology has ushered in a new era of intelligence-led and ‘big data’ policing, and police gang databases are part of this paradigmatic shift. In recent years, however, gang databases have come under intense public scrutiny. For example, Amnesty International and others argue that London’s Gangs Matrix is discriminatory and violates data-protection laws. This article draws on evidence and examples from a wide range of sources – gang legislation, surveys of young people, police gang records and research on gangs – to put the Matrix controversy into broader context, and to adjudicate between common validity and civil liberties critiques of gang databases.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"11 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225419883706","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42756284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Black Young People and Gang Involvement in London","authors":"J. Pitts","doi":"10.1177/1473225420912331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420912331","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing upon research undertaken by the present author in East, North West and South London and the work of other UK social scientists, this article considers the evidence concerning the involvement of young people of African-Caribbean origin and Mixed Heritage in street gangs and gang crime in London (For the sake of brevity, I will simply refer to these young people as Black, not least because this is how they usually define themselves). It outlines the sometimes acrimonious debate about the relationship between race, crime and street gangs in the United Kingdom in the past three decades, concluding that while many of the claims made about this relationship may be exaggerated or simply untrue, the evidence for the over-representation of Black young people in street gangs in London is compelling. The article then turns to the changing social and economic predicament of some Black young people in the capital since the 1980s and its relationship with their involvement in gang crime. Finally, it considers the role of drugs business in the proliferation of the gang form and ‘gangsta’ culture and the involvement of growing numbers of younger Black people in County Lines drug dealing.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"146 - 158"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420912331","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42471222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflecting Developmental Immaturity v. Applying a ‘Youth Discount’ in Sentencing Drug Supply and other Serious Crime","authors":"N. Stone","doi":"10.1177/1473225420911222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420911222","url":null,"abstract":"Previous Commentaries (e.g. Stone, 2017, 2019a, 2019c) have variously sought to scrutinise the application in appellate practice of the Sentencing Council’s (SC, 2017) Definitive Guideline on Sentencing Children and Young People, taking effect for sentencing purposes from 01 June 2017, irrespective of date of offence. To recap briefly, the Guideline identified the following general sentencing principles for youth justice (here in précis from Section 1):","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"159 - 169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420911222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42251040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings","authors":"J. Lloyd, C. Firmin","doi":"10.1177/1473225419893789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225419893789","url":null,"abstract":"England’s child protection system is intended to safeguard young people at risk of significant harm – physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. When young people are physically assaulted, stabbed or groomed into drugs trafficking they experience significant harm. To this extent they are entitled to support from statutory child protection services. Using findings from one component of a mixed method multi-site study, data from referrals and assessments into children’s social care is examined to identify the extent to which the right support and protection is realised. Such analysis indicates that despite being at risk of significant harm, young people abused in community or peer, rather than familial, settings will most likely receive a ‘no further action’ decision from social workers following referrals for support. This article suggests that to a certain extent no further action decisions are aligned to the legal and cultural parameters of social work and child protection practice, thus raising questions about the sufficiency of such for safeguarding young people abused in extra-familial settings.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"79 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225419893789","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48988390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘I Get More in Contact with My Soul’: Gang Disengagement, Desistance and the Role of Spirituality","authors":"R. Deuchar","doi":"10.1177/1473225419889195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225419889195","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the links between gangs, masculinity, religion, spirituality and desistance from an international perspective. It presents insights from life history interviews conducted with a small sample of 17 male reforming gang members in Denmark who had become immersed in a holistic spiritual intervention programme that foregrounded meditation, yoga and dynamic breathing techniques. Engagement with the programme enabled the men to begin to perform broader versions of masculinity, experience improved mental health and well-being and develop a greater commitment to criminal desistance. Links with religious and spiritual engagement are discussed, and policy implications for the UK gang context included.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"113 - 127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225419889195","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43080119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring County Lines: Criminal Drug Distribution Practices in Scotland","authors":"C. Holligan, Robert McLean, Richard McHugh","doi":"10.1177/1473225420902850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420902850","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of ‘County Lines’ denotes an exploitative type of illegal drug distribution and dealing criminal enterprise that is indicative of the development of new strategies to underpin criminal markets in Britain. It is a growing phenomenon characterizing the evolution and working of drug distribution networks in contemporary Britain which often establish ‘nests’ in the homes of vulnerable persons domiciled within drug traffic hubs. This article draws upon qualitative data generated from interviews with active and former offenders and members of intervention agencies in order to understand more about the denizens of this embryonic criminal world.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"50 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420902850","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65580752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘If You’re Down With a Gang Inside, You Can Lead a Nice Life’: Prison Gangs in the Age of Austerity","authors":"Dev R. Maitra","doi":"10.1177/1473225420907974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420907974","url":null,"abstract":"In many countries, there has been growing academic attention towards the activities of street and prison gang members. However, while much of the American literature explores the experiences of prison gang members, such investigation has been notably absent in the English context. This article seeks to address this deficit in the literature. Through gathering data from interviews with active prison gang members, it shows how reduced staffing levels in English prisons has led to an increasingly ‘ungovernable’ prison space. This, in turn, has led to an increase in levels of gang membership. Most notably, the high numbers of street gangs ‘imported’ into prisons has had the unintended effect of creating several ‘in prison’ gangs, which form for the first time in prison, with their members seeking protecting from more established gangs. This proliferation of gangs has had a significant impact on rates of in-prison violence, and how prisons are managed.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"128 - 145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420907974","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46958985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Vulnerable’ Kids Going Country: Children and Young People’s Involvement in County Lines Drug Dealing","authors":"J. Windle, L. Moyle, R. Coomber","doi":"10.1177/1473225420902840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420902840","url":null,"abstract":"This article employs a range of sources to critically explore the role of children and young people in county lines drug dealing, the potential harms they are exposed to and the difficulties of protecting them. As county lines centre upon the movement and exploitation of vulnerable peoples, we utilise the human trafficking literature for further insights into the dynamics of county lines and current policy responses. The article concludes by discussing the challenges of safeguarding young people, particularly that over-worked and under-resourced frontline practitioners can experience difficulties identifying the vulnerability of young people caught up in county lines, particularly beneath their tough exteriors.","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"64 - 78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420902840","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43912932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Administration of Youth Interrogation Rights: A Field Study of Canadian Police Practices","authors":"Meagan I. Mccardle, Kirk Luther, Brent Snook","doi":"10.1177/1473225420902841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420902841","url":null,"abstract":"The delivery of interrogation rights to youth suspects and associated behaviours (e.g. seeking evidence of comprehension) were examined in a sample of real-world interrogations (N = 31). Interrogat...","PeriodicalId":45886,"journal":{"name":"Youth Justice-An International Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"147322542090284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1473225420902841","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49002594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}