Books in the Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family series

This book is the first Australian study, based on extensive fieldwork, of the personal backgrounds and processes by which juveniles get drawn into risky and violent situations that culminate in murder.

This book brings together internationally renowned academics and professionals from a variety of disciplines who, in a variety of ways, seek to understand the legal, conceptual and practical consequences of parental imprisonment through a children's rights lens.

This book examines how class shapes interactions between professionals, parents, and young people in the youth justice system, utilising a mix of contemporary social theory and a wealth of empirical material.

The book examines the causes, experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration; building on data from prisoners across Australia, UK and the USA, it offers unique insights into its dimensions, and its impacts on prisoners' lives.