The Police and Young People in Australia

The book considers the economic and social position of young people in Australia and looks at policing as one of many ways in which young people's activities are controlled.

Rob White (Edited by), Christine Alder (Edited by)

9780521435741, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 31 March 1994

264 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg

The relationship between the police and young people in Australia is a topic of growing concern in Australian society. While people are concerned about juvenile crime, worries have also been expressed about police harassment and violence directed at young people. This book, first published in 1994, provides a sustained analysis of police-youth relations, offering new insights into how young people are policed. Some specific areas addressed include: the legal framework of police-youth interaction in Australia; the rights of young people; the policing of Aboriginal youth; the relationship between the police and young women; and ethnic and community policing, and likely future directions in policy. Written by a team of the leading people in the field this book makes an important contribution to debate on a critical issue. The Police and Young People in Australia shows the implications that contemporary police methods and practices have on the exercise of basic legal rights in Australian society.

Tables and figures
Introduction Rob White and Christine Alder
1. Larrikins, delinquents and cops: police and young people in Australian history Mark Finnane
2. The legal framework of juvenile justice Kate Warner
3. Cautions and appearances: statistics about youth and police David Tait
4. Young people and their rights Ian O'Connor
5. Street life: police practices and youth behaviour Rob White
6. Enforcing genocide? Aboriginal young people and the police Chris Cunneen
7. The policing of young women Christine Alder
8. Policing youth in 'ethnic' communities: is community policing the answer? Janet Chan
9. Contemporary programs with young people: beyond traditional law enforcement? Stephen P. James
10. Reform and change: an agenda for the 1990s Stephen Hall
Index.

Subject Areas: Offenders [JKVQ], Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]