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Looked after children and offending : reducing risk and promoting resilience - xiii, 244p. : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction -- 2 Looked after children and offending : legal, policy, practice and research context -- 3 Research on risk and resilience factors for offending -- 4 Policy, procedure and practice : findings from the national survey and focus groups -- 5 Risk and resilience profiles of young people in the study -- 6 Risk and resilience : the narratives of young people in care -- 7 Conclusion : models of risk and resilience in care and offending pathways.

this study investigates the characteristics and pathways of looked after children and the risk and protective factors that may reduce the risk of offending and promote resilience. It also reports on the resilience factors that can be promoted to reduce the likelihood of offending; the features of the care and justice systems that may increase or reduce the likelihood of offending and the criminalisation of looked after children; the key transitional points that are opportunities for interventions to divert children in care from offending; and makes recommendations for policy and practice.

ISBN: 9781910039045

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Juvenile delinquency
Adoption
Fostering
Offenders
Children in care
Child welfare

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WS 780.