Nurturing Pillars of Society: Understanding and Working with the Young Generation in Hong Kong

Contents

Contents Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii Part I Young People 1 1. Who Are ‘Young People’? 3 2. Understanding Young People: A System Perspective 11 3. Local Studies of Young People 15 4. Models of Working with Young People 29 5. Working with Young People in Families, at School, 45 and among Peers Part II Youth-at-Risk 67 6. Who Are ‘Youth-at-Risk’? 69 7. Local Studies of “Youth-at-Risk” 77 8. Working with Youth-at-Risk 93 9. Working with Youth-at-Risk: The Way Ahead 99 vi Contents Part III Young Offenders 103 10. Youth Crime in Hong Kong 105 11. Handling of Youth Crime in Hong Kong 123 12. Local Studies of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice 137 13. Juvenile Justice Issues (1): The Age of Criminal 143 Responsibility and the “Family Conference” 14. Juvenile Justice Issues (2): Community-based 151 Treatments (CBTs) for Young Offenders 15. Juvenile Justice Issues (3): Social Work 157 with Young Offenders — Care or Control? 16. Juvenile Justice Issues (4): Restorative Justice (RJ) 161 for Young Offenders 17. Some final remarks on Working with Young Offenders 169 References 173 Index 197 ...