“…This emphasises their powerlessness, passivity and incompetence as individuals (Checkoway, ). Subsequently, they can be; socially constructed as vulnerable, dependent upon adult support for development, subjugated to adult decision making, and brought into institutions of adult power (Arthur, ; Barnes and others, ). However, young people are also valued as ‘beings’ with democratic rights to acquire decision making power (Thomas, ; Tisdall, ).…”
Section: Youth Participationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ). Moreover, in a criminal justice context, this shows the illogical contradictions of believing that young people are responsible for their criminal behaviour, but not equally capable of sharing their experiences and knowledge to work alongside professionals within policing (Arthur, ; Haines and Case, ). When questioned about understandings of young people working in the ‘Youth Commission’, one participant claimed;well the transition… you've got age, so by 10 you're criminally responsible in the criminal justice system and its 10–17, so over 18 and you're classed as an adult.…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Across many societies, human development theories influence both policy and sociocultural perspectives of young people (Kehily, ). A human development perspective views young people as ‘adults in the making’ which is usually measured through a linear measurement of age (Arthur, ). This emphasises their powerlessness, passivity and incompetence as individuals (Checkoway, ).…”
Section: Youth Participationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The general attitude was that ‘younger’ people were compared as incompetent, which dismissed the wider sociocultural contexts of young peoples’ lives. These attitudes towards young people are evidently guided by theories of human development (Arthur, ). Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ).…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
confidence: 99%
“…These attitudes towards young people are evidently guided by theories of human development (Arthur, ). Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ). Moreover, in a criminal justice context, this shows the illogical contradictions of believing that young people are responsible for their criminal behaviour, but not equally capable of sharing their experiences and knowledge to work alongside professionals within policing (Arthur, ; Haines and Case, ).…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
This paper discusses a recent study on three ‘Youth Commission’ on police and crime projects. Professional viewpoints were interpreted to understand how they valued young people's participation and made sense of their experiences and capabilities. Framed within policing reforms, the ‘Youth Commission’ projects regard young people as co‐producers, who work in partnership with professionals to address police and crime issues. The focus is upon professionals and their relationships with young people for transformative participation and social outcomes. Working in partnerships showed interdependency but identifies further challenges if professionals do not truly value young people's participation.
“…This emphasises their powerlessness, passivity and incompetence as individuals (Checkoway, ). Subsequently, they can be; socially constructed as vulnerable, dependent upon adult support for development, subjugated to adult decision making, and brought into institutions of adult power (Arthur, ; Barnes and others, ). However, young people are also valued as ‘beings’ with democratic rights to acquire decision making power (Thomas, ; Tisdall, ).…”
Section: Youth Participationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ). Moreover, in a criminal justice context, this shows the illogical contradictions of believing that young people are responsible for their criminal behaviour, but not equally capable of sharing their experiences and knowledge to work alongside professionals within policing (Arthur, ; Haines and Case, ). When questioned about understandings of young people working in the ‘Youth Commission’, one participant claimed;well the transition… you've got age, so by 10 you're criminally responsible in the criminal justice system and its 10–17, so over 18 and you're classed as an adult.…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Across many societies, human development theories influence both policy and sociocultural perspectives of young people (Kehily, ). A human development perspective views young people as ‘adults in the making’ which is usually measured through a linear measurement of age (Arthur, ). This emphasises their powerlessness, passivity and incompetence as individuals (Checkoway, ).…”
Section: Youth Participationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The general attitude was that ‘younger’ people were compared as incompetent, which dismissed the wider sociocultural contexts of young peoples’ lives. These attitudes towards young people are evidently guided by theories of human development (Arthur, ). Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ).…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
confidence: 99%
“…These attitudes towards young people are evidently guided by theories of human development (Arthur, ). Capabilities were based around the normative linear measurement of age, which relates to legal definitions of children and young people in England (Arthur, ; Tisdall, ). Moreover, in a criminal justice context, this shows the illogical contradictions of believing that young people are responsible for their criminal behaviour, but not equally capable of sharing their experiences and knowledge to work alongside professionals within policing (Arthur, ; Haines and Case, ).…”
Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
This paper discusses a recent study on three ‘Youth Commission’ on police and crime projects. Professional viewpoints were interpreted to understand how they valued young people's participation and made sense of their experiences and capabilities. Framed within policing reforms, the ‘Youth Commission’ projects regard young people as co‐producers, who work in partnership with professionals to address police and crime issues. The focus is upon professionals and their relationships with young people for transformative participation and social outcomes. Working in partnerships showed interdependency but identifies further challenges if professionals do not truly value young people's participation.
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