Youth and the Law 5th Edition by Susan Reid 9781774624586 *130a [ZZ]

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Youth and the Law, 5th Edition is a comprehensive overview of the ways in which youth interact with criminal law and the criminal justice system in Canada. This edition features a new chapter on diverse youth and updated discussions about common offences, risk factors, and societal responses to youth in conflict with the law. With this complete coverage, readers will have a wide range of perspectives on each part of the youth justice process, from police procedures to trials and sentencing to rehabilitation. 

• Insights from expert contributors: Shahid Alvi, Wendy Blank, Kelly Bramwell, and Voula Marinos. 

• New chapter on diversity, racialized youth, and criminal justice. 

• New coverage of social media, mental health, cybercrime, FASD, poverty, radicalization, gender, and more. 

• Updated chapter on provincial offences and child protection legislation. 

• Expanded coverage of youth criminal justice theoretical models. 

• Additional “Case in Point” studies. 

• End-of-chapter summaries, exercises, and review questions. 

• Up-to-date statistics, legislation, news items, and references throughout the text.  

• Helpful legislation in the appendix. 

• Teaching supplements package for instructors.