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Chapter 30

Is the 'successful revolution' in the 1980s best viewed as the triumph of youth justice practice over government policy?  (See also Chapters 9, 31)

Is the full outline of the last decade of youth justice policy to be found in the Audit Commission's 1996 report, Misspent Youth?

What's 'new' about New Labour's youth justice?

Are recent experiments with restorative justice with young offenders just a smokescreen behind which an increasingly punitive youth justice is practised?  (See also Chapter 15)

Has the Youth Justice Board been good or bad for youth justice?
 
Does early identification and intervention with children 'at risk' represent progress or a dangerous development?  (See also Chapters 19, 20, 26)