{"product_id":"understanding-youth-crime-paperback-softback","title":"Understanding Youth Crime - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis title was first published in 2003. Adolescence is popularly understood as a transitional phase of turbulence and extremes. It is also often associated with 'trouble'. Criminal justice statistics, however, reveal that youth criminality remains a relatively rare phenomenon, less than one percent of the total adolescent population in any given year. This exceptional book is based upon a major Australian research programme to consider the key social factors impacting upon the lives of young people. A sample of 1,300 young people was divided into three major subgroups: a 'control' group, drawn from state secondary schools and closely approximating the general population; a chronically marginalized cohort representing a 'vulnerable group', and a group of offenders, most of whom were incarcerated at the time of the research. With its rich data source and highly integrated structure, the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of adolescent criminality and associated policy both in Australia and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547530387694,"sku":"9781138709072","price":55.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138709072_06df790d-58cc-4f11-88ac-4556f76fd8f5.jpg?v=1720249970","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/understanding-youth-crime-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}