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1 The Changing Face of Youth Justice April 2012 ‘Introductory remarks’ Professor Barry Goldson NAYJ Justice for Children in Trouble

2 Youth justice is ever changing (1) 18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012 2

3 Youth justice is ever changing (2) 18 years ago - Barry Goldson, 1994 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012 3

4 ‘Social Work with Young People in Trouble: Memory and Prospect’ 13 years ago - David Smith, 1999 4 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012

5 New Labour Governments (1997 – 2010) ‘England now comprises one of the most punitive youth justice sites in the western world’ Goldson, B. (2010) ‘The sleep of (criminological) reason: knowledge- policy rupture and New Labour’s youth justice legacy’, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 10(2): 155-178 5 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012

6 A timely opportunity to reflect upon ‘where we are’ and to ask ‘where are we going’ and/or ‘what prospects youth justice’? 1. Coalition government – May 2010 2. The impact of ‘austerity’ and profound social rupture/polarisation 3. Silent silencing, acquiescence and incorporation 4. The ‘renewal’ of the NAYJ 6 Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012

7 The future for youth justice? Knowledge/evidence and imagination Professor Barry Goldson - 'Introductory Remarks' - NAYJ 2012 7 ‘I sometimes feel I am right, but do not know it… I'm enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination, which I think is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world’ Albert Einstein, 1929


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