YOT Talk: Examining the communicative influences on children’s engagement with youth justice assessment processes

Case, Stephen; Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria; Morton, Ralph

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YOT Talk: Examining the communicative influences on children’s engagement with youth justice assessment processes

Stephen Case, Nuria Lorenzo-Dus

, Ralph Morton

European Journal of Criminology, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Start page: 147737082199685

Swansea University Author: Nuria Lorenzo-Dus

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This article presents an evidence-based analysis of the communicative influences on children’s engagement in the Youth Justice System of England and Wales. The multidisciplinary criminologist–linguist ‘YOT Talk’ project utilized Svalberg’s (2009) dimensions of engagement (cognitive, affective, socia...

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YOT Talk: Examining the communicative influences on children’s engagement with youth justice assessment processes

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