Children and Crime: In the Moment

Traditional approaches to understanding and responding to children and crime are fundamentally based on ‘miniaturised’ adult models. The assumption appears to be that children are adults in the making, essentially just smaller, developing versions of grown-ups. This view of children is increasingly...

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Published inYouth justice Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 275 - 298
Main Authors Haines, Kevin, Case, Stephen, Smith, Roger, Joe Laidler, Karen, Hughes, Nathan, Webster, Colin, Goddard, Tim, Deakin, Jo, Johns, Diana, Richards, Kelly, Gray, Patricia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Children & youth
Criminology
Juvenile justice
children and crime
children first
in the moment
abolitionism
criminal responsibility
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Summary:Traditional approaches to understanding and responding to children and crime are fundamentally based on ‘miniaturised’ adult models. The assumption appears to be that children are adults in the making, essentially just smaller, developing versions of grown-ups. This view of children is increasingly being challenged. Children are not simply putative adults, they are different, distinct and developing. This article sets out to explore the notion that children essentially think and behave ‘in the moment’. The implications of this for our understanding of children and crime are also explored.
ISSN:1473-2254
1747-6283
DOI:10.1177/1473225420923762