The New Economy and Youth Justice. (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cox, Alexandra
• Other Names: Case Stephen guest-editor.; Haines Kevin guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Youth justice. Volume 21:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: extended adolescence -- labor -- neoliberalism -- risk assessment -- well-being; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Youth -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Juvenile corrections -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 364.360941
• DOI: 10.1177/1473225420971043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-2254

Abstract

This article focuses on the shape of the contemporary political economy and its effects on the young people and adults who are involved in the 'deep end' of the youth justice system – youth prisons. This 'deep end' arguably represents the end of the road for young people and adults who have found themselves adrift in the context of the contemporary capitalist model, and who have passed through existing social systems intended to offer them a safety net. After examining the consequences of the economy for these individuals, the article looks to new economic models and processes and their possible implications for a research and reform agenda.