RESEARCHING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES Children and young people in custody Managing the risk Edited by Maggie Blyth, Chris Wright and Robert Newman Children and young people in custody Managing the risk Edited by Maggie Blyth, Robert Newman and Chris Wright First published in Great Britain in 2009 by The Policy Press The Policy Press University of Bristol Fourth Floor, Beacon House Queen’s Road Bristol BS8 1QU UK Tel no +44 (0)117 331 4054 Fax no +44 (0)117 331 4093 E-mail
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[email protected] © The Policy Press 2009 ISBN 978 1 84742 261 3 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this report is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this report has been requested. The right of Maggie Blyth, Robert Newman and Chris Wright to be identified as editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with Sections 77 and 78 of the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the authors and not of the University of Bristol or The Policy Press. The University of Bristol and The Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication. The Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race, disability, age and sexuality. Cover image courtesy of www.johnbirdsall.co.uk Cover design by Qube Design Associates, Bristol Printed in Great Britain by Latimer Trend, Plymouth Contents Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................iv Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................v Notes on contributors................................................................................................................................vi Introduction.......................