As part of Course work one (group presentation on understanding youth Justice in the UK), It is required that each member of the group submits a script that should demonstrate what has been discussed in the group presentation. There will be an explanation of A critical analysis of the social and political context leading up to the 1982 Criminal Justice Act, one member will give an overview of the presentation followed by their research in to the Criminal Justice Acts 1908-1948. This will be shortly followed by a second member of the group who will speak about the Children and young person’s Act 1952-1964 and lastly the Criminal Justice Act 1967-1962. At the end of the presentation the listeners should have an understanding of …show more content…
Britain was growing more slowly than any of its competitors. It was over reliant on the 'old staples' - coal, cotton and heavy engineering - which were inefficient, outdated, and producing goods with little appeal to consumers” (Spicker, 2016)
Although contradictory: five years prior to the war the Beveridge report was introduced and implemented by the labour leader Clement Attlee who gained power in 1945-1951. The Beveridge report was a scheme of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance due to the unease about the future. Beveridge reflected on social welfare and the changes that could be made for a better Britain.
“Throughout the 1950s there was much talk about the effects of the war on young people and of the impact of ‘Americanisation’, which was thought to be threatening the British way of life” (Persons, 1985: 20) …show more content…
In the 1960s ‘welfare’ was displaced by justice as the generic preventive approaches with children ‘at risk’
There was a report published in 1958 on the services of youth services in England and wales, the purpose of the report was to identify the contributions required from the Youth services in England and wales on how they can assist young people to play their part in life of the community, in the light of changing social and industrial conditions and the current education service: it was also to get the best value for their money spent in the youth services. (The youth services in England and Wales, 1958). It was said that the youth services during this time were dying on their feet or out of limb, it was also stated that the appointed committee was either a piece of whitewashing or an attempt to kill the services: which during this time was in a critical condition.
They built a framework that would be adequate for the needs of the young people, which then formulated the task of them liaising with other professional; bodies that would contribute to the welfare of the young