International Handbook of Juvenile Justice

by Junger-Tas, Josine; Decker, Scott H.

• ISBN13: 9781402044007
• ISBN10: 1402044003
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-04
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

This comprehensive reference work presents inside information on the Juvenile Justice-systems in 19 different countries, both in EU-member states (old and new ones) as well as in the United States and Canada. The book is the result of research conducted by a group of outstanding researchers working in the field of Juvenile Justice, who are concerned about some of the trends in Juvenile Justice in the last two decades, where the border between criminal justice and Juvenile Justice tends to fade. The comparative introduction highlights similarities as well as differences between the various systems, distinguishing between clusters of countries, which appear to cluster together in their approach, as is also shown in the structure of the book. In particular, essential differences in Juvenile Justice approaches are found between the Anglo-Saxon countries on one hand and continental Europe on the other. The former have a more formal 'justice' approach, with a strong emphasis on the juvenile's accountability, 'just desert'-principles, and retribution, while the latter are still operating with a 'welfare' philosophy, of which the German law and practice is perhaps the best example. Some special systems, such as the Scottish Hearing system and the Scandinavian model are presented as well.

Author Biography

ABOUT THE EDITORS:Josine Junger-Tas studied Sociology at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium) and obtained her PhD degree in the Netherlands at the University of Groningen. She was employed by the Dutch Ministry of Justice in its Research Institute and was appointed as Director of the Institute in 1989. She was active in the Council of Europe chairing an Expert Committee on Juvenile Delinquency in 1989. In 1992 she was appointed member of its Scientific Council. She was also active in the United Nations, where she also did preparatory work for the UN Criminology congresses. In 1989 she received the Sellin-Glueck Award from the American Society of Criminology for her GÇÿContributions to Criminology'. In 1994 she was appointed professor of Youth Criminology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. She taught Self-report methodology at the University of Cambridge for three years and since 2002 she is visiting professor at the University of Utrecht. In 2000 the University of Lausanne awarded her an Honorary doctorate. In the same year -with several colleagues- she launched the European Society of Criminology. At the first ESC conference in Lausanne she was elected the first ESC President. In November 2007 she received the Distinguished International Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology. Dr. Scott H. Decker is Professor and Director in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University.  He received the BA in Social Justice from DePauw University, and the MA and PhD in Criminology from Florida State University.  His main research interests are in the areas of gangs, criminal justice policy, and the offender's perspective.  His most recent books include European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups (Winner of the American Society of Criminology, Division of International Criminology Outstanding Distinguished book award, 2006) and Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside (Temple University Press, 2008).  His forthcoming book (with Hugh Barlow) Criminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work will be published in 2009 by Temple University Press.  

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Foreword	xi
Hans-Jurgen Kerner
Biographical Notes	xv
Contributors	xvii
PART I THE ANGLO-SAXON ORIENTATION
Punishment and Control: Juvenile Justice Reform in the USA	3	(34)
Donna M. Bishop
Scott H. Decker
Canada's Juvenile Justice System: Promoting Community-Based Responses to Youth Crime	37	(28)
Nicholas Bala
Julian V. Roberts
Beyond Welfare Versus Justice: Juvenile Justice in England and Wales	65	(28)
John Graham
Colleen Moore
Mainstreaming Restorative Justice for Young Offenders through Youth Conferencing: The Experience of Northern Ireland	93	(24)
David O'Mahony
Catriona Campbell
Transition and Reform: Juvenile Justice in the Republic of Ireland	117	(28)
Mairead Seymour
Just Desert and Welfare: Juvenile Justice in the Netherlands	145	(28)
Peter H. van der Laan
PART II WESTERN CONTINENTAL EUROPE
The French Juvenile Justice System	173	(14)
Anne Wyvekens
Survival of the Protection Model? Competing Goals in Belgian Juvenile Justice	187	(38)
Catherine Van Dijk
Els Dumortier
Christian Eliaerts
Juvenile Justice in Germany: Between Welfare and Justice	225	(38)
Frieder Dunkel
Austria: A Protection Model	263	(32)
Karin Bruckmuller
The Swiss Federal Statute on Juvenile Criminal Law	295	(14)
Jean Zermatten
The Emerging Juvenile Justice System in Greece	309	(16)
Calliope D. Spinellis
Aglaia Tsitsoura
Continuity and Change in the Spanish Juvenile Justice System	325	(26)
Cristina Rechea Alberola
Esther Fernandez Molina
PART III EASTERN EUROPE
Continuity in the Welfare Approach: Juvenile Justice in Poland	351	(26)
Barbara Stando-Kawecka
Restorative Approaches and Alternative Methods: Juvenile Justice Reform in the Czech Republic	377	(20)
Helena Valkova
Welfare Versus Neo-Liberalism: Juvenile Justice in Slovenia	397	(18)
Katja Filipcic
Legal and Actual Treatment of Juveniles Within the Criminal Justice System of Bosnia and Herzegovina	415	(24)
Almir Maljevic
PART IV TWO SPECIAL SYSTEMS
The End of an Era? -- Youth Justice in Scotland	439	(34)
Michele Burman
Paul Bradshaw
Neil Hutton
Fergus McNeill
Mary Munro
Keeping the Balance between Humanism and Penal Punitivism: Recent Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in Sweden	473	(30)
Jerzy Sarnecki
Felipe Estrada
Trends in International Juvenile Justice: What Conclusions Can be Drawn?	503	(30)
Josine Junger-Tas
Subject Index	533	(8)
Author Index	541