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NAYJ Justice for Children in Trouble. The Changing Face of Youth Justice April 2012 ‘Introductory remarks’ Professor Barry Goldson. Youth justice is ever changing (1) 18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994. Youth justice is ever changing (2) 18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994.
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NAYJJustice for Children in Trouble The Changing Face of Youth Justice April 2012 ‘Introductory remarks’ Professor Barry Goldson
Youth justice is ever changing (1) 18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012
Youth justice is ever changing (2)18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012
‘Social Work with Young People in Trouble: Memory and Prospect’13 years ago - David Smith, 1999 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012
New Labour Governments (1997 – 2010) ‘England now comprises one of the most punitive youth justice sites in the western world’ Goldson, B. (2010) ‘The sleep of (criminological) reason: knowledge-policy rupture and New Labour’s youth justice legacy’, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 10(2): 155-178 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012
A timely opportunity to reflect upon ‘where we are’ and to ask ‘where are we going’ and/or ‘what prospects youth justice’? Coalition government – May 2010 The impact of ‘austerity’ and profound social rupture/polarisation Silent silencing, acquiescence and incorporation The ‘renewal’ of the NAYJ Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012
The future for youth justice? Knowledge/evidence and imagination ‘I sometimes feel I am right, but do not know it… I'm enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination, which I think is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world’ Albert Einstein, 1929 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012