1) Cases of child deaths in prison. The module refers to deaths of children in prison. What do these cases tell us about child imprisonment? To what extent do they suggest that changes are needed to our youth justice system?

Learning outcomes

1 Identify and critically evaluate the social construction of youth and its impact on policy and practice.

2 Identify and analyse the responsibilities of the key agencies that comprise the youth justice system.

3 Identify all the elements of the youth justice process and its impact on society, victims and young offenders, including discriminatory and exclusionary effects.

4 Critically evaluate the way youth justice policy making is constructed including the role of ideology, research, government and other key organisations.