• Critically engage with advanced level debates in on a range of areas relevant to the treatment of children in trouble with the criminal law

• Critically engage with advanced level debates in on a range of areas relevant to the treatment of children in trouble with the criminal law

• Discuss and reflect on the relevance of different sorts of research evidence to youth justice policy and practice

• Develop a theoretically informed understanding of the origins of youth justice systems, their history and current trajectory

• Critically appraise current policy and practice in England and Wales, and other jurisdictions, in the light of that evidence

Core Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of different models of service provision for children and young people who offend and the theoretical rationales associated with them. This will be assessed through assignment 1
2. Interrogate critically the various rationales underpinning contemporary youth justice policy and practice in the light of the evidence base. This will be assessed through assignments 1 and 2.