Against Youth Violence

Available open access digitally under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.For many children and young people, Britain is a harmful society in which to grow up. This book contextualizes the violence that occurs between a small number of young people within a wider perspective on social harm.Aimed at academics, youth workers and policy makers, the book presents a new way to make sense of this pressing social problem. The authors also propose measures to substantially improve the lives of Britain s young people in areas ranging from the early years to youth services and the criminal justice system.