Phatsi Mabophiwa

• Swansea University

Much discourse concerning public education in criminology focuses upon concerns which are essentially adult-orientated and indeed, largely engage with those aged 18 and above. Yet, and as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) suggests in General Comments 12 (2009) and 24 (2019), denying the voices and participation of chil...

"You're just saying we should let them off!": this view, offered by a member of the public when plans for rights-based, early intervention and prevention approaches to youth crime were mooted in Swansea in 2008/2009 is still arguably current. In fact, and exacerbated by the resource strains that are placed on public services by austerity measures,...