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Drake, Deborah H.; Fergusson, Ross and Briggs, Damon B.
(2014).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225413520360
Abstract
The relationship between young people and practitioners is the centrepiece of youth justice provision, yet little research-based knowledge has accumulated on its minutiae. After reviewing reforms affecting professional discretion, the article draws on the concepts of dyadic relationships and praxis to reinvigorate a research agenda aimed at delineating a more nuanced understanding of practice relationships. Drawing on practice wisdom from across related social work fields, we argue that centralizing the practitioner-young person relationship remains the key to successful practice and thus needs greater, more detailed research attention. These claims are supported with a number of pilot interviews with youth justice workers about successful interventions that complement and extend related studies. The article concludes with suggestions for research to enable joint activity between young people and practitioners to ‘rethink’ youth justice.
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- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1747-6283
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body Not Set Not Set The Open University (OU) - Keywords
- dyadic relationships; practitioner–young person relations; youth voice
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Social Policy and Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
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Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) - Copyright Holders
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- Deborah Drake