PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL-STRUCTURAL CONTEXTS Chapter 1: Histories of Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Harry Hendrick Chapter 2: Social Class, Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Rob White and Chris Cunneen Chapter 3: 'Race', Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Colin Webster Chapter 4: Girls, Crime and Justice - Gilly Sharpe and Loraine Gelsthorpe PART TWO: TRENDS, EVIDENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE Chapter 5: Trends in Detected Youth Crime and Contemporary State Responses - Tim Bateman Chapter 6: What Evidence for Youth Justice? - David Smith Chapter 7: Risk Management and Early Intervention: A Critical Analysis - Stephen Case and Kevin Haines Chapter 8: The Case for Diversion and Minimum Necessary Intervention - Lesley McAra and Susan McVie Chapter 9: Restorative Justice? A Critical Analysis - Chris Cunneen and Barry Goldson Chapter 10: Desistance from Crime in the Transition to Adulthood - Shadd Maruna, Brendan Coyle and Brendan Marsh Chapter 11: The Circular Motions of Penal Politics and the Pervasive Irrationalities of Child Imprisonment - Barry Goldson Chapter 12: Community Safety and the Policing of Young People in Austere Times - Adam Edwards, Gordon Hughes and Rachel Swann Chapter 13: Youth Transitions, Criminal Careers and Social Exclusion - Rob MacDonald PART THREE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS Chapter 14: Children's Human Rights and Youth Justice with Integrity - Barry Goldson and John Muncie.