Despite a decrease in overall crime rates, the issues of youth crime and youth violence are a growing political and public policy concern in many countries officials are trying to develop more effective strategies to prevent youth crime, develop new alternatives to traditional juvenile justice systems, and find better methods for handling serious and persistent offenders.

Juvenile Justice Systems provides a detailed description and analysis of juvenile justice systems in eight predominantly English speaking jurisdictions with a common legal heritage: the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Experts from each country analyze the political and social context of youth crime in their jurisdiction, describe the rates of youth crime, and identify the policies and innovative approaches that have been successful in their countries.

Editors

Nicholas Bala

Queen's University

Joseph P. Hornick

Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family

Howard N. Snyder

National Center for Juvenile Justice

Joanne J. Paetsch

Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family

• 1. Introduction: An International Perspective on Youth Justice, Nicholas Bala and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich
• 2. Juvenile Crime and Justice in Canada, Lorne D. Bertrand, Joanne J. Paetsch, and Nicholas Bala
• 3. Juvenile Crime and Justice in the United States of America, Howard N. Snyder
• 4. Juvenile Crime and Justice in England and Wales, John Graham
• 5. Juvenile Crime and Justice in Scotland, Maureen Buist and Stewart Asquith
• 6. Juvenile Crime and Justice in Northern Ireland, David O'Mahony
• 7. Juvenile Crime and Justice in Ireland, Kieran O'Dwyer
• 8. Juvenile Crime and Justice in New Zealand, Gabrielle Maxwell and Allison Morris
• 9. Juvenile Crime and Justice in Australia, Ian O'Connor, Kathleen Daly, and Lyn Hinds
• 10. Conclusion: Trends in Juvenile Justice, Nicholas Bala, Joseph P. Hornick, and Howard N. Snyder

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