NCJ Number
243559
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 51 Issue: 5 Dated: December 2012 Pages: 503-520
Date Published
December 2012
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This article reflects the reality of life for children and young people as they negotiate the aftermath of the Conflict in Northern Ireland.
Abstract
Set against the progress claimed since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, this article reflects the reality of life for children and young people as they negotiate the aftermath of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. Their experiences of informal and formal policing, community and State control, demonstrate the need to understand the lasting impacts of the Conflict when developing policies and practices affecting their lives. At a crucial defining period in the devolution of justice and policing, and based on primary research conducted by the authors, the article establishes key rights-compliant principles central to reform of youth justice. Abstract published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.