Solving the Youth Crime ‘Problem' | Stephen Case | TEDxLoughboroughU

The youth crime ‘problem’ is examined as a social construction and moral panic created by institutions in Western societies. The talk traces the evolution of youth crime into a phenomenon persistently misrepresented as an escalating social epidemic. The developmental life stages of ‘childhood’ and ‘adolescence’ as inventions are explored, highlighting differences between young people and adults. In this way, ‘youth crime’ can be identified as a social problem requiring distinct responses. A running theme is the child as a source of adult anxiety and fear, motivating societies to create structures, processes, theories and images of youth crime that punish law breakers. The ‘solution’ is the ‘positive youth justice’ model. Children should not be punished as if they are adults but their criminal behaviour should be seen as a normal part of growing up. Instead, they should be worked with to meet their needs, to embrace their human rights and to promote their life chances.

Steve Case is a criminologist focused on improving the treatment of children and young people who commit crime. He has been a lecturer, researcher and writer in the field of youth justice for 15 years, working mainly at Swansea University and now as a Professor of Criminology at Loughborough University. Steve has conducted research for the government agencies and large-scaled funding bodies and has written two books, several book chapters and over 50 research articles that critique the negative focus of much contemporary youth justice practice and that offer an alternative model 'positive' approach known as 'Children First, Offenders Second'.

[brennayolen]

using this for one of my criminology papers! super helpful !

[bethankrzowski]

The deviance application spiral...the creation of moral panic...(Stan Cohen 1972, p.9)

[uwrrqqw]

Thank you! It is a huge help for my paper.

[liotay]

I think academics will know that what he is saying is probably true, however, since it is for the general public, I think he makes too many bold claims without really explaining the reasons behind it and showing data to back it up. If a person with no prior knowledge of juvenile delinquency heard this, I dont think this talk would be very convincing to him/her.

[cheburrell]

As someone who has worked in youth justice for 23 years I found this absolutely fascinating and incredibly enlightening. Nearly everything this speaker said could be recognised as wrong by anyone who has ever met or associated with our most recalcitrant youth offenders. If you’ve clicked on this video wishing to get higher grades in your academic pursuit of criminology or sociology then you’ve struck the ‘mother-load’. If you actually want to understand how the issues can be addressed ignore all of the ‘cobblers’ this twerp has just spouted. His ilk have been in the drivers seat for decades now and the problems only got worse - but according to his cadre if you listen to them ‘just once more’ in defiance of everything you know and observe then utopia is around the corner. Remember this is all drivel. Read A Land Fit For Criminals by David Taylor - and be assured that the speaker in this video is the problem not the solution. Social sciences aren’t like Physics - there are to many moving parts for his theories to ever be testable - hence he can spuff out this content unchallenged academically. The emperor has got no clothes on - everything he’s said is tripe. Have a lovely rest of your day.

[elliewoods]

fantastic video and really helpful, thank you

[HOTSHOT-lsbc]

And I ended up with 4 level 1 felony’s at age 16.18 for losing my virginity with a girl who snuck into my house I’m now 18 and still in court facing half the life I’ve already lived while the girl gets nothing I’ve learned my lesson before the law stuck their nose in it! If I was .18 years younger I’d be free

[georgeromo]

TLDR: The government shouldn't raise our kids we should raise our kids.

[miloradbojic]

You really do not know what your talking about

[rahulkemp]

is this going to be criminological denial-based pc

[lurettabatchelor]

0:27 Bring in National Service NOW just to give them discipline and learn them a Apprentices learn a trade take pride grow uo👌🤗