Youth at Risk and Youth Justice: A Canadian Overview - Softcover

Smandych

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199018219 ISBN 13: 9780199018215

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Youth at Risk and Youth Justice offers an engaging and relevant introduction to youth crime and deviance in Canada. Written by experts from across the country to offer a range of perspectives on the patterns, theories, and emerging topics related to youth justice, this text blends empirical research with critical analysis, while incorporating youth voices throughout.

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About the Author

John Winterdyk is professor at Mount Royal University in the Department of Justice Studies, as well as an adjunct professor at St Thomas University, the University of Regina, and the Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek. He has published extensively in the areas of youth justice, human trafficking, international criminal justice and criminological issues, and has authored or edited more than 24 textbooks and several dozen articles. In 2009, he became the first recipient of the "Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award" from Mount Royal University, and in 2010 he became the founding director of the Centre for Criminology and Justice Research. His current areas of research include restorative justice, identity theft, corrections, death in custody, gangs, and trafficking in persons. Russell Smandych is professor of sociology and criminology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba, and adjunct professor of criminology in the Department of Justice Studies, Mount Royal University. His current research and teaching interests include global criminology and criminal justice, comparative legal history, and comparative youth justice. He is the editor and co-editor of seven books and has published widely in leading Canadian and international journals in the fields of legal history and criminology. He has held honorary appointments as a distinguished visiting professor and scholar at universities in Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and England. In 2010, he was awarded the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Arts Award in Internationalization for his work at promoting student awareness of international culture, perspectives, and issues through his teaching and research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199018219
• ISBN 13: 9780199018215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480