Locked in the past: An historical analysis of the legal framework of custody for children in Northern Ireland

Convery, Una

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“…Ireland's youth justice system and in particular the emphasis on restoration has been hailed internationally as a success story (Doak and O'Mahony, 2011;Jacobson and Gibbs, 2009). However, this transformation is not uncontested (Convery, 2013;Convery et al, 2008). In respect of restorative justice, the efficacy and proportionality of multiple conferencing has been questioned (CJINI, 2008;Youth Justice Review Team, 2011).…”

Section: Youth Justice In Northern Ireland: Prioritising Restorationmentioning

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Experiences of Youth Justice: Youth Justice Discourses and Their Multiple Effects

McAlister¹,

Carr²

2014

Youth Justice

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Interventions within youth justice systems draw on a range of rationales and philosophies.Traditionally demarcated by a welfare/justice binary, the complex array of contemporary rationales meld different philosophies and practices, suggesting a mutability that gives this sphere a continued (re)productive and felt effect. While it may be increasingly difficult to ascertain which of these discourses is dominant in different jurisdictions in the UK, particular models of justice are perceived to be more prominent (Muncie, 2006). Traditionally it is assumed that Northern Ireland prioritises restoration, Wales prioritises rights, England priorities risk and Scotland welfare (McVie, 2011; Muncie, 2008 Muncie, , 2011. However, how these discourses are enacted in practice, how multiple and competing rationales circulate within them and most fundamentally how they are experienced by young people is less clear. This paper, based on research with young people who have experienced the full range of interventions in the youth justice system in Northern Ireland examines their narratives of 'justice'. It considers how different discourses might influence the same intervention and how the deployment of multiple rationalities gives the experience of 'justice' its effect.

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Section: Youth Justice In Northern Ireland: Prioritising Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiences of Youth Justice: Youth Justice Discourses and Their Multiple Effects

McAlister¹,

Carr²

2014

Youth Justice

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Seymour¹

2017

The Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice

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The legislative foundation of youth justice in Ireland is provided by the Children Act 2001, the first major legislative reform of the system since the Children Act 1908. The Act places emphasis on the prevention of offending behavior, the diversion of children from the formal justice system at the earliest stage, and the retention of detention as a measure of last resort. The main philosophy underpinning the ethos of youth justice is welfare oriented; however, in line with other jurisdictions across the world; the system embraces a diversity of approaches, including actuarial justice, crime prevention, punishment, restorative justice, and children's rights.

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The Cambridge History of Ireland

2018

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Locked in the past: An historical analysis of the legal framework of custody for children in Northern Ireland

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Experiences of Youth Justice: Youth Justice Discourses and Their Multiple Effects

Experiences of Youth Justice: Youth Justice Discourses and Their Multiple Effects

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The Cambridge History of Ireland

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