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Postscript—Progress and Challenges for Progressing Progressive Child First Youth Justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Hazel, N., & Case, S. (2023). Postscript—Progress and Challenges for Progressing Progressive Child First Youth Justice. In S. Case, & N. Hazel (Eds.), Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice System (367-385). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19272-2_13

Drawing on observations from throughout the Child First book, this final chapter considers both the progress of the Child First principle in the youth justice system in England and Wales and its challenges in moving forwards. Accepting that reforming... Read More about Postscript—Progress and Challenges for Progressing Progressive Child First Youth Justice.

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Case, S., & Hazel, N. (2023). Introduction. In Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice System (1-22). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19272-2_1

This edited text explores, analyses and evaluates ‘Child First’—a guiding principle and strategy for understanding children who offend and for shaping youth justice responses to this offending. Child First transcends traditional welfare and justice p... Read More about Introduction.

Developing Child First as the guiding principle for youth justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Hazel, N., & Williams, P. (2023). Developing Child First as the guiding principle for youth justice. In S. Case, & N. Hazel (Eds.), Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice System (169-201). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19272-2_7

This chapter charts the formulation and development between 2018 and 2022 of Child First as the new guiding principle for youth justice in England and Wales. From the position of leading its development, the authors provide a unique contemporary ‘in... Read More about Developing Child First as the guiding principle for youth justice.