The volume contains papers by academics, policy makers and practitioners in eight chapters: (1) Models of Juvenile Justice; (2) An Analysis of Juvenile Recidivism; (3) Public Space and Youth Crime Prevention: Institutions and Strategies; (4) The Psychology of Cost-Effectiveness in Juvenile Justice; (5) Aboriginal Youth and the South Australian Juvenile Justice System: Has Anything Changed? (6) The New Stolen Generations; (7) Young Women and Juvenile Justice: Objectives, Frameworks and Strategies; and (8) Juvenile Justice: What Works and What Doesn't! The book debates a number of issues, including juveniles with socioeconomic disadvantage, lack of family and social support, without access to education and employment, who often resort to antisocial behavior, adding that lack of normal life opportunities should not necessarily lead to further punishment via the criminal justice system. References, tables, notes