From the running of boys' clubs and catching truants to supervising troublesome kids and giving them a 'clip round the ear', the role of the police has been a recurrent theme in the debate about juvenile delinquency. Set against the context of wider developments in youth justice in Britain, this book examines the origins, key features and outcomes of police work with young people, the realities of multi-agency decision-making, and the impact on young people and their families.

MAGGY LEE

List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Policing of Juvenile Delinquency - Controlling Cautioning Practice and Police Discretion - Managing Youth Crime through Multi-Agency Partnerships - Constructing the Case for Caution - Conflicts in Multi-Agency Liaison - Receiving Police Cautioning - Summary and Concluding Remarks - Notes - Appendix - Bibliography - Index