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When children do something wrong, something usually needs to be done.
27 years, 9 months
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In this course, Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime, you'll explore what happens to children in different parts of the UK when the things they do are labelled as criminal. In Scotland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales different principles guide the systems that respond to children’s problematic behaviour. This course will help you understand those differences and explore their implication for practice.
You will also explore topical issues surrounding young people and crime, such as how rates of victimisation and offending vary, with particular reference to the ways age, gender, race and social class shape young people’s experience of crime.
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Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the youth justice systems operating in the UK
- Appreciate the significance of different approaches to children’s offending behaviour within the UK
- Understand more about children’s experiences of victimisation and crime
- Appreciate there are many ways of reducing the harms some children can cause
- Appreciate how differences around gender, race, ethnicity and social class operate in youth justice.
Course Currilcum
- Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Unlimited
