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Kerry Carrington and Margaret Pereira, Offending youth: Sex, crime and justice

Kerry Carrington and Margaret Pereira, Offending youth: Sex, crime and justice Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 2015, Vol. 48(4) 588–602 Book Reviews ! The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0004865815575351 anj.sagepub.com Kerry Carrington and Margaret Pereira, Offending youth: Sex, crime and justice. The Federation Press: Sydney, 2009; 211 pp. ISBN 978-1-86287-759-7, $55 AUS (pbk) Reviewed by: Alison Cleland, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand Over the years, key areas of youth justice scholarship, such as the causes of youth offending and ‘‘what works?’’ have been comprehensively explored through a wealth of books and articles. Readers of a new text may, quite justifiably, expect that the material is unlikely to provide a fresh appreciation of what they have read previously. Carrington and Pereira confound that expectation. They set out their hope in the introduc- tion: that sound policy decision making will continue to support the philosophy of diversion as a more effective response to reducing juvenile crime. Employing accessible, direct and engaging writing, the authors aim their text at a broad readership. The reader feels like a participant in a conversation with exceptionally knowledgeable commentators, about the reality of life in Australia for many young people and the circumstances that lead them into crime. Readers http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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10.1177/0004865815575351
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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 2015, Vol. 48(4) 588–602 Book Reviews ! The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0004865815575351 anj.sagepub.com Kerry Carrington and Margaret Pereira, Offending youth: Sex, crime and justice. The Federation Press: Sydney, 2009; 211 pp. ISBN 978-1-86287-759-7, $55 AUS (pbk) Reviewed by: Alison Cleland, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand Over the years, key areas of youth justice scholarship, such as the causes of youth offending and ‘‘what works?’’ have been comprehensively explored through a wealth of books and articles. Readers of a new text may, quite justifiably, expect that the material is unlikely to provide a fresh appreciation of what they have read previously. Carrington and Pereira confound that expectation. They set out their hope in the introduc- tion: that sound policy decision making will continue to support the philosophy of diversion as a more effective response to reducing juvenile crime. Employing accessible, direct and engaging writing, the authors aim their text at a broad readership. The reader feels like a participant in a conversation with exceptionally knowledgeable commentators, about the reality of life in Australia for many young people and the circumstances that lead them into crime. Readers

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Published: Dec 1, 2015

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