Youth justice in Great Britain

Article Abstract:

A study describes the youth justices systems of England and Scotland that operate side by side within the same nonfederal nation state, both sharing a commitment to preventive as opposed to retributive goals, but pursuing them in sharply contrasting ways. Scotland has a unified welfare-based system, committed to the prevention of harm to children, whereas a correctionalist system committed to the prevention of offending is operational in England.

United Kingdom, Comparative analysis

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Youth justice in Sweden

Article Abstract:

The age of criminal responsibility in Sweden is fifteen, and social welfare committees aim to save underage offenders from harmful prison experiences. The country's youth justice system is largely successful in keeping juveniles out of court and practically all out of prison and in the years since 1990, crime rates remained stable or declined.

Sweden, Analysis, History, Social service, Social welfare

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