... Adolescence Youth Exploitation Environmental risk Implementation In recent years, there has been greater public awareness in the UK of the harm that some young people can encounter in the community. Issues such as knife crime, gang-related violence and child sexual and criminal exploitation have...

...R. Lucas Platero; Miguel Ángel López-Sáez Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the situation of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA+) youth in Spain, pre-examining the links between the people they live with, their support networks and their perception...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Youth Managers Recovery Secure units Trauma-specific programmes Traumatization The current study explores unit manager perspectives on the introduction of a group-based trauma-specific...

..., physiology, sociology, pedagogy, epidemiology of injuries). When studies assessing the developmental outcomes of martial arts involvement among youth are scrutinised, it reveals inconsistent findings (Vertonghen and Theeboom, 2010). On the one hand, some studies find that martial arts practice leads...

... to the positive changes observable in adults which gives cause for optimism that the same psychological and physiological processes are at work. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Children Adolescents Mindfulness Meditation Well‐being Mental health Youth This paper explores...

... (Child Abuse and Neglect) for the last four years as well as create the second MST PSB (Problem Sexual Behaviour) team in the UK. The global footprint of MST now exceeds 500 teams but this is of course a drop in the ocean of spend on social care, young people's mental health or youth justice. So I...

.... Keywords Criminal justice, Human rights, Youth www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/17466661111149385 This article originally appeared in Volume 6 Number 2, 2011, pp. 86-95, Journal of Children's Services The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award...

... Ireland Youth Government agencies There is a general consensus in public policy that inter‐agency working between services for children and families creates more efficient and user‐friendly services, and results in better outcomes. This policy manifests in a variety of forms due to the diverse...

...Rod Morgan; Jo Phoenix Purpose This paper seeks to look at youth justice (YJ) personnel training and education and the recommendations about it made in Time for a Fresh Start. Design/methodology/approach The pedagogic tensions that currently shape YJ training are described...

...Rod Morgan; John Pitts; Malcolm Stevens Purpose This paper seeks to consider the youth justice system from a custody perspective. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the recent history of the secure estate and youth justice in England and Wales, arguing that the present system...

... and ensures child protection. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Criminal justice Human rights Youth The recently published Government Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle (Ministry of Justice, 2010, p. 67), states that: The purpose of the youth justice system [YJS...

...Rod Morgan; Susan McVie Purpose Widespread criticism of the youth justice system in England and Wales has resulted in calls for it to adopt a restorative paradigm. This paper seeks to review the historical development of youth justice in neighbouring Scotland and Northern Ireland. Design...

...Rod Morgan; David J. Smith; David Utting Purpose This paper seeks to argue that there are many failings in current responses to youth crime and antisocial behaviour in England and Wales, which means that the time is ripe for reform. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarises...

...Rod Morgan; Barry Goldson Purpose In 2010, “The Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour” published a major report. This paper critically assesses the report by placing it within a context of juvenile/youth justice policy reform extending over the last 50 years. Design...