Youth Justice in Ireland: Tough Lives, Rough Justice

摘要: Juvenile justice in Ireland is crisis. Kilkelly draws a picture of the juvenile offender Ireland, aiming to: highlight circumstances offending children and their families, show type number offences committed, identify explore trends offending, consider complexity problems that such face. The book sets out comprehensive critical analysis legislative policy framework currently governing operation system. This includes evaluating continued use Children Act, 1908 examining extent to which 2001 has been implemented. It critically evaluates response legal system light modern international best practice. In this context, adopts approach looking at following elements: Garda Diversion Scheme; Court; custodial non-custodial sanctions imposed on children, detention children. addition, considers complex present It compares cases non-offending examines overlap between, different approaches care systems area. regard, it taken by many who have forced take High Court proceedings needs met, contrasts with route most through (criminal) Court. Throughout, one challenges certain perceptions about crime system’s it.