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This article draws on interviews with Youth Court magistrates to examine if and how discourses, strategies and technologies of risk governance have affected Youth Court magistrates in England and Wales. The aim of the article is to detail the complex relationship between magisterial agency in decision making and youth justice policies which focus on risk control and management. The article demonstrates that, contrary to what might be assumed from the youth and risk governance theoretical literature, Youth Offending Team risk assessments form only one part of the information used by magistrates to explain young people's presence in courts. This article concludes that magisterial decision making is framed not by formal, expert assessments of risk, but by magistrates' claims that they are 'knowing outsiders', who through judicious use of information presented to them and their own life experiences are able to make objective judgements about both the risk assessments authored by Youth Offending Teams and the young lawbreakers before them.

RésuméLes travaux récents sur la gouvernementalité distinguent comment celle-ci peut s'exercer «d'en haut» comme «d'en bas» afin d'éviter des analyses verticales de l'État et de reconnaître les modalités multiples d'expression de ce pouvoir. En analysant des mutations clé de la régulation de la prostitution au Royaume-Uni depuis trois décennies, il est possible de compliquer la distinction entre ces deux modes de gouvernance. Bien que plusieurs auteurs soulignent que la distinction est de plus en plus brouillée entre ces deux modes, nous soutenons que s'il est difficile de débrouiller les programmes de gouvernement «d'en haut» et «d'en bas», ce n'est guère le cas dès qu'il s'agit des conséquences sur les travailleuses du sexe. La régulation demeure enracinée dans les réactions coercitives et punitives de la justice pénale, même si les associations «d'en bas» peuvent être chargées par l'État de les exécuter.

PurposeThis paper seeks to look at youth justice (YJ) personnel training and education and the recommendations about it made inTime for a Fresh Start.Design/methodology/approachThe pedagogic tensions that currently shape YJ training are described – particularly those around the question of instructionalism vs education and what "specialist" means in the context of YJ.FindingsThe paper suggests that the authors of Time for a Fresh Start missed the opportunity to better serve the public and young people's interests by neither acknowledging the pedagogic tensions nor articulating what a "specialist" "YJ" professional training can mean in twenty‐first century England and Wales.Originality/valueThe paper highlights an urgent need for an open debate between academics, practitioners and policy makers about YJ pedagogy.

AbstractDrawing upon semi‐structured interviews with correctional officer recruits in training (n = 55), we reflect on recruit interpretations of transgender (trans) prisoner placement within federal prisons in light of recent changes instigated by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. Recognising that prison is a carceral and gender binary space, we assert that trans prisoner lives and experiences cannot easily be appropriately recognised or included in prison policy and prisoner management procedures. Our findings reveal that most recruits are supportive and appreciative of the complexities of trans experiences, yet some, especially those with prior experience working in prisons, describe occupational strains tied to accommodating trans prisoners.

AbstractThis article revisits claims about the relationship between 'standardisation', 'discretion' and 'accountability' in youth justice made in the wake of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. We argue that less centralisation and less standardisation have transformed accountability, but this is experienced differently according to the place held in the organisational hierarchy. This recognition demands a more nuanced understanding of 'practitioner discretion', which can account for differences between managerial and frontline experiences of what we describe as 'janus‐faced youth justice work', and a broad definition of the youth justice field and associated actors.

The issue of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is firmly in the public spotlight internationally and in the UK, but just how well is it understood? To date, many CSE-related services have been developed in reaction to high profile cases rather than being designed more strategically. This much-needed book breaks new ground by considering how psychosocial, feminist and geo-environmental theories, amongst others, can improve practice understanding and interventions. Edited by one of the leading scholars in the field, this is an essential text for students and those planning strategic interventions and practice activities in social, youth and therapeutic work with young people, as it supports understanding of how CSE arises and how to challenge the nature of the abuse

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it. Contributors ask what the recent history of ASB governance tells us about how the issue will develop to shape public and social policies in the years to come. Reflecting the perspectives of practitioners, victims and perpetrators, the book should become the standard text in the field