Children and Crime: In the Moment

• Published in: Youth 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...