Criminogenic environments and safeguarding children. Executive summary
Almost all children in care, they have poor family background, the children either go through poor parenting, neglect, abuse or deficiency etc. And these factors makes them very likely to fall under the risk factors for a variety of emotional, social and behavioural difficulties, also including offending behaviours and anti-social. However to prevent this from happening the government created youth offending services to develop models for prevention and intervention, in relation to restorative justice. Restorative justice system works with children to reduce offending by looking after them.
Introduction
The purpose of this briefing is to explore the topic of Criminogenic …show more content…
Also to find out whether children in residential care are actually in ‘criminogenic ‘environment and whether they are in danger from the environment or do they produce more crime or criminality in the environment that they live in as the social institutions criminological concerns are children in care; care as a ‘criminogenic’ environment. The statistics of England and Wales for children in residential care shows that the overall rate of all children ages 18 years, 9% of all ‘looked after’ children are in residential care (many are now run by private or independent organisation instead of the local authorities), and there are 15 secure children’s homes in England and Wales ‘Some of Society’s most damaged young people are places in residence’ (Little 2000 para 7). This suggests that not just children living in residential care, are not just living without their parents and proper care but they are also in the wrong institution which increases the risk factor of ‘criminogenic’ environment and safeguarding …show more content…
Another example can be found in the increasing popularity of restorative justice techniques to tackle troublesome behaviour (Willmott, 2007) and the fact that restorative justice system is only partial solution.
References
Barter, C. (2008) ‘Prioritising young people’s concerns in residential care: Responding to peer violence’, in A. Kendrick (ed.), Residential Child Care: Prospects and Challenges, London, Jessica Kingsley, pp. 137–51.
Berridge, D., Biehal, N. & Henry, L. (2011) Living in Children’s Residential homes. University of Bristol/University of York.
Hayden, C. (2010) Offending behaviour in care: is children’s residential care a ‘criminogenic’ environment? Child & Family Social Work, Vol. 13, No.4, November, pp. 461-472.
Hayden, C. & Gough, D. (2010) Implementing a Restorative Justice Approach in Children’s Residential Care. Bristol: Policy Press.[e-book, UoP
Almost all children in care, they have poor family background, the children either go through poor parenting, neglect, abuse or deficiency etc. And these factors makes them very likely to fall under the risk factors for a variety of emotional, social and behavioural difficulties, also including offending behaviours and anti-social. However to prevent this from happening the government created youth offending services to develop models for prevention and intervention, in relation to restorative justice. Restorative justice system works with children to reduce offending by looking after them.
Introduction
The purpose of this briefing is to explore the topic of Criminogenic …show more content…
Also to find out whether children in residential care are actually in ‘criminogenic ‘environment and whether they are in danger from the environment or do they produce more crime or criminality in the environment that they live in as the social institutions criminological concerns are children in care; care as a ‘criminogenic’ environment. The statistics of England and Wales for children in residential care shows that the overall rate of all children ages 18 years, 9% of all ‘looked after’ children are in residential care (many are now run by private or independent organisation instead of the local authorities), and there are 15 secure children’s homes in England and Wales ‘Some of Society’s most damaged young people are places in residence’ (Little 2000 para 7). This suggests that not just children living in residential care, are not just living without their parents and proper care but they are also in the wrong institution which increases the risk factor of ‘criminogenic’ environment and safeguarding …show more content…
Another example can be found in the increasing popularity of restorative justice techniques to tackle troublesome behaviour (Willmott, 2007) and the fact that restorative justice system is only partial solution.
References
Barter, C. (2008) ‘Prioritising young people’s concerns in residential care: Responding to peer violence’, in A. Kendrick (ed.), Residential Child Care: Prospects and Challenges, London, Jessica Kingsley, pp. 137–51.
Berridge, D., Biehal, N. & Henry, L. (2011) Living in Children’s Residential homes. University of Bristol/University of York.
Hayden, C. (2010) Offending behaviour in care: is children’s residential care a ‘criminogenic’ environment? Child & Family Social Work, Vol. 13, No.4, November, pp. 461-472.
Hayden, C. & Gough, D. (2010) Implementing a Restorative Justice Approach in Children’s Residential Care. Bristol: Policy Press.[e-book, UoP