Contents

pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements

pp iv-iv

Notes on contributors

pp v-vi

Introduction

pp 1-8

Part One - Young people and MAPPA: current policy and practice

pp 9-10

1 - Setting the scene: risk, welfare and rights

pp 11-24

2 - MAPPA: learning the lessons for young offenders

pp 25-42

3 - Youth Offending Teams and MAPPA: past problems, current challenges and future prospects

pp 43-58

4 - Promoting public protection in youth justice: challenges for policy and practice

pp 59-72

Part Two - Risk management through MAPPA: the right approach for young people?

pp 73-74

5 - Young people, serious offending and managing risk: a Scottish perspective

pp 75-92

6 - MAPPA as ‘risk in action’: discretion and decision making

pp 93-110

7 - MAPPA for kids: discourses of security, risk and children’s rights

pp 111-124

Conclusion

pp 125-134

Appendix: Qualifying offences for MAPPA categories 1 and 2

pp 135-145