This book examines the specific forms of violence that children experience through their contact with the criminal justice system. Comprising contributions from

There are few things is our society that provoke such raw emotions as that of child abuse. Most people, justifiably so, are outraged when they hear of allegatio

Children who come into conflict with the law are more likely to have experienced violence or adversity than their non-offending peers. Exacerbating the deleteri

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

With its unique human-rights perspective on the study of childhood victimization and an innovative, child-inclusive restorative justice model, this book promise