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Phoenix, Jo
(2011).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17466661111149420
Abstract
Purpose – This paper seeks to look at youth justice (YJ) personnel training and education and the recommendations about it made in Time for a Fresh Start.
Design/methodology/approach – The pedagogic tensions that currently shape YJ training are described - particularly those around the question of instructionalism vs education and what ‘‘specialist’’ means in the context of YJ.
Findings – The paper suggests that the authors of Time for a Fresh Start missed the opportunity to better serve the public and young people’s interests by neither acknowledging the pedagogic tensions nor articulating what a ‘‘specialist’’ ‘‘YJ’’ professional training can mean in twenty-first century England and Wales.
Originality/value – The paper highlights an urgent need for an open debate between academics, practitioners and policy makers about YJ pedagogy.
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