Evidence based policy and practice in youth justice / editors, Anna Stewart, Troy Allard, Susan Dennison.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evidence based policy and practice in youth justice : an overview / Anna Stewart, Susan Dennison and Troy Allard -- Understanding the youth justice system / April Chrzanowski and Rebecca Wallis -- Indigenous young people and the justice system : establishing an evidence base / Troy Allard -- Developmental and life course criminology : theories, research and policy implications / Susan M Dennison -- Crime-prone communities / Don Weatherburn -- Preventing the onset of offending / Kate Freiberg and Ross Homel -- Situational approaches to juvenile justice / Michael Townsley -- Assessing risk of reoffending / Carleen M Thompson and Anna Stewart -- Preventing reoffending : rehabilitative programs and interventions / James Ogilvie and Troy Allard -- Responding to offending : youth justice system responses / Simon Little and Troy Allard -- Establishing an evidence base : program evaluation / Mathew Manning -- Establishing an evidence base : economic analysis / Troy Allard and Matthew Manning -- Establishing an evidence base : transforming administrative data into evidence / Anna Stewart -- From evidence to policy and practice in youth justice / Janet Ransley.

Drawing on Australian and International research, this collection of essays critiques the existing evidence base about the causes and prevention of youth offending in Australia, and the ways forward for policy making and service delivery.