Youth Justice and Crime – Analytical essay – How effective are the theories of juvenile justice in explaining the dynamics of youth offending today? How could they be used to effectively inform the police.
Analytical Essay – This task asks you to draw together the first two assignment tasks, culminating in synthesising the research that you have conducted in the first two tasks to produce an analytical assessment of a particular aspect of the youth justice system. This gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to think critically by evaluating the research material available. You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from the research and social worlds in a way that allows you to reach an evidence-based assessment of the criminal justice system and the socio-political society that you live in.
The following essay topic and write a 2000-2500 word analytical essay. How effective are the theories of juvenile justice in explaining the dynamics of youth offending today? How could they be used to effectively inform the policing practices of young people?