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Lesson 1

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Website

Manslaughter through an unlawful and dangerous act

by Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC)
Essential Resource Video

Youth Court 100

by LCJBs
Essential Resource Website

James Bulger murder: How failure to deal with…

by Lusher, A.
Essential Resource Website

Age of criminal responsibility 'too low…

by BBC News
Essential Resource Website

The tearaway aged 12 who's committed at…

by Levy, A. and Sears, N.
Essential Resource Website

Adisa

by Beyond Youth Justice
Wider Reading Website

Types of sentences for children and young people

by The Sentencing Council
Wider Reading eBook

Hate Crime

by Hall, N.
Wider Reading eBook

Hate crime: Concepts, policy, future directions

by Chakraborti, N.
Wider Reading eBook

The Moral Foundations of Youth Justice System

by Arthur, R.
Wider Reading eBook

Youth Justice, Ideas, Policy and Practice

by Smith, R.

Lesson 2

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction|Taylor and…

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Website

The Dreadful Life and Confession of a Boy Aged…

by The London Museum
Essential Resource Video

Surviving the Impact: a tale of Restorative…

by DeadlineComms
Essential Resource Website

Victorian children in trouble with the law

by The National Archives
Essential Resource Website

How restorative justice is steering young…

by Bawden, A.
Wider Reading Article

Reforming the Juvenile in Nineteenth and Early…

by Shore, H.
Wider Reading Article

Current Debates over Restorative Justice: Concept…

by Suzuki, M. and Hayes, H.
Wider Reading Other

Breaking the cycle: effective punishment,…

by Ministry of Justice
Wider Reading Other

Cross-national comparison of youth justice

by Hazel, N.
Wider Reading Other

Ministry of Justice evaluation: implementing…

by Restorative Justice Council

Lesson 3

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Other

Review of the Youth Justice System in England and…

by Taylor, C.
Essential Resource eBook

Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The Early…

by Sutherland, E. et al.
Essential Resource Website

Anonymity in Court Proceedings – section 39…

by Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC)
Essential Resource Other

Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection

by Beard, J. et al.
Essential Resource Website

Law Report: Home Secretary could not lengthen…

by O'Hanlon, K. and Barrister
Essential Resource Other

Putting victims first: more effective responses…

by Home Office
Wider Reading Website

Indeterminate sentences: a 'stain' on…

by Barnes, S.

Lesson 4

Essential Resource Video

Youth Court

by NorthYorks YJS
Essential Resource Video

Life inside young offender institutions

by Philips, N.
Essential Resource Website

This article is more than 19 years old Judge…

by Hill, A.
Essential Resource Website

Criminal Courts: Youth Courts

by UK Government
Essential Resource Other

Carlile Report

by Carlile, A.
Essential Resource Website

This 14-year-old boy's suicide in custody…

by Allison, E.
Essential Resource Website

Child offender tagging system 'not working…

by BBC News
Wider Reading Article

Foundation for a general strain theory of crime…

by Agnew, R.
Wider Reading eBook

Social Pathology: A Systematic Approach to the…

by Lemert, E.
Wider Reading Website

North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service

by North Yorkshire Council
Wider Reading eBook

Sociology: A Global Introduction

by Macionis, J. and Plummer, K.

Lesson 5

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Article

A General Strain Theory of Racial Differences in…

by Kaufman, J. et al.
Essential Resource Other

Labeling Theory

by Vance, N.
Essential Resource Video

Merton's Strain Theory

by MrClinePsy
Essential Resource Website

Sutherland’s Differential Association and its…

by Kapelos-Peters, A.
Essential Resource Website

Offender Group Work

by HMA
Essential Resource Website

Youth Deviance: The Labeling Theory Approach

by Jaims
Essential Resource Article

General strain theory, the criminal justice…

by Agnew, R. and DeLisi, M.
Essential Resource Video

Differential Association Theory: How Criminal…

by Sprouts
Essential Resource Video

Labelling Theory (interactionism)

by MrClinePsy

Lesson 6

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Article

An Empirical Test of Differential Association…

by Reiss Jr, A.J. and Rhodes, A.L.
Essential Resource Video

What Is The American Dream?

by The Young Turks
Essential Resource Video

Dr. Robert Agnew - Strain Theory in Criminal…

by EKU College of Justice and Safety Video Archives
Essential Resource Video

Labeling theory

by Sociology Live!
Essential Resource Article

A General Strain Theory of Prison Violence and…

by Blevins, K.R. et al.
Essential Resource Article

Shaming, shame and recidivism: a test of…

by Murphy, K. and Harris, N.
Essential Resource Article

The Current State of Differential Association…

by Matsueda, R.L.
Essential Resource Other

Learning theories of offending

by Sammons, A.
Essential Resource Video

Differential Association Theory

by Chorley, Y.
Essential Resource Other

Strain Theory (sociology)

by Campbell, J.

Lesson 7

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Other

Review of the youth justice system

by Taylor, C.
Essential Resource Video

Youth offending - can the UK learn from Spain?

by BBC London
Wider Reading Website

Charlie Taylor’s review of the youth justice…

by Webster, R.
Wider Reading Article

The Perspectives of Youth Justice Practitioners…

by Day, A.

Lesson 8

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Other

What is Justice? Working papers

by The Howard League
Essential Resource Website

Youth justice policy: Present and future

by Garside, R.
Essential Resource Audio

Kids who commit crime: Enver Solomon

by Humane Justice
Essential Resource Website

5 years on from the Youth Custody Improvement…

by Alliance for Youth Justice
Essential Resource Other

Clinks response to the Review of the Youth…

by Clinks
Essential Resource Video

Cookham Wood: weapons and violence rife at young…

by Channel 4 News
Wider Reading Website

Prisons inspector warns of 'staggering…

by Travis, A.

Lesson 9

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Website

Colin Allars response to the recent ofsted…

by Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Essential Resource Website

Children in custody

by UK Government
Essential Resource Website

YJB responds to the recent HMI Prisons inspection…

by Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Essential Resource Other

Children in custody 2024–25

by HM Inspectorate of Prisons
Essential Resource Other

Safeguarding Report

by Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Wider Reading Other

Youth Justice annual statistics: 2016 to 2017

by Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Lesson 10

Key Text eBook

Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction

by Case, S.
Essential Resource Other

The youth justice system in England and Wales:…

by Ministry of Justice
Essential Resource Website

Prison crisis causing violence and death

by Dowling, T.
Essential Resource Website

Panorama goes undercover at young offenders…

by Holt, A.
Essential Resource Website

Four sacked after Panorama investigation into G4S…

by BBC News
Essential Resource Website

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE: Damning new report exposes…

by Flood, R.
Wider Reading Other

Youth custody data

by HM Prison and Probation Service