The dynamics that underpin the overrepresentation of female young offenders in custody for administrative offences in British Columbia
| dc.contributor.author | Amorim, Thais Costa Rabelo | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Artz, Sibylle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-31T21:47:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-31T21:47:51Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2013 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10-31 | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Child and Youth Care | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study used thematic analysis to investigate how youth court professionals, namely Youth Court Judges, Youth Probation Officers, and Youth Police Officers, make decisions to incarcerate young females for administrative offences. Sixteen professionals from Lower Vancouver Island shared their experiences through one-on-one interviews, which were then thematically analysed. This method of analysis shed light on four major themes across the professional groups: i) The Youth Criminal Justice Act (2002); ii) Decision-making; iii) The decline in crime; and iv) Services for adjudicated youth. Findings were discussed in relation to the literature and the resources currently available in the community. | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestcode | 0627 | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestcode | 0398 | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestcode | 0452 | en_US |
| dc.description.proquestemail | tamorim@uvic.ca | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5019 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth court | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vancouver Island | en_US |
| dc.subject | incarceration | en_US |
| dc.title | The dynamics that underpin the overrepresentation of female young offenders in custody for administrative offences in British Columbia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |