In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, to serious or persistent offending. Seeking to address these issues has become a major focus of public policy and a variety of forms of intervention with disaffected youth have been set up. One of the most talked about forms of intervention with disaffected youth has been 'mentoring'. This book, based on a large-scale research study, examines the lives of a large group of 'disaffected' young people, and considers the impact that involvement in a mentoring programme had on them. In doing so it fills a large gap, providing empirical evidence on the effectiveness of mentoring programmes, providing at the same time a vivid insight into the nature of such disaffection, the realities of contemporary social exclusion among young people and the experience and outcome of mentoring.
Tim Newburnis Professor of Criminology and Director of the Mannheim Centre, London School of Economics, former President of the British Society of Criminology and an experienced and prolific author.Michael Shiner is a Senior Research Fellow in the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics.Tara Young is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, London Metropolitan University.
1. Introduction 2. Youth disaffection 3. Youth transitions and the meaning of disaffection 4. Young people and mentoring 5. Mentoring plus 6. Mentoring plus and youthful exclusion 7. Mentoring in practice 8. Impact of the programme 9. Understanding change 10. Conclusion: youth disaffection, mentoring and social inclusion
'A very important and illuminating evaluation of a British mentoring programme ... of great interest to all criminologists and researchers on youth problems.' − David Farrington, University of Cambridge, UK'This is an important work, one whose dual focus (programme and evaluation) will no doubt resonate with practitioners and Criminologists alike.' − Bryan Hogeveen, University of Alberta, Canada
Trevor Jones, Tim Newburn, University of Edinburgh.) Jones, Trevor (Lecturer in Criminology, Lecturer in Criminology, University of London.) Newburn, Tim (Joseph Rowntree Foundation Professor or Urban Social Policy, Goldsmith College, University of London., Joseph Rowntree Foundation Professor or Urban Social Policy, Goldsmith College
P A J Waddington, Martin Wright, Kate Williams, Tim Newburn, London School of Economics) Waddington, P A J (Professor Emeritus, University of Wolverhampton; Visiting Professor, Global University Systems) Wright, Martin (Academic Director, Kate (Senior Lecturer in Criminology,University of Wolverhampton) Williams, London School of Economics) Newburn, Tim (Head of Social Policy and Director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology, P. A. J. Waddington
Alistair Fraser, Luke Billingham, Fern Gillon, Keir Irwin-Rogers, Susan McVie, Tim Newburn, University of Glasgow) Fraser, Alistair (Professor of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Durham University) Billingham, Luke (Youth worker, Hackney Quest Research Associate, Open University Honorary Research Fellow, Youth worker, Hackney Quest Research Associate, Open University Honorary Research Fellow, Strathclyde University) Gillon, Fern (Research Associate, Research Associate, The Open University) Irwin-Rogers, Keir (Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Edinburgh) McVie, Susan (Professor of Quantitative Criminology, Professor of Quantitative Criminology, London School of Economics) Newburn, Tim (Professor of Criminology and Social Policy, Professor of Criminology and Social Policy
Tim Newburn, Paul Rock, LSE) Newburn, Tim (, Professor of Criminology and Social Policy and Director, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics) Rock, Paul (, Professor of Social Institutions
Tim Newburn, Tim (Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics) Newburn, David Downes, Dick Hobbs, David (Professor Emeritus of Social Policy and a former Director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics) Downes, Dick (Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics) Hobbs
Tim Newburn, Michael Shiner, Tara Young, UK) Newburn, Tim (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Young, Tara (London Metropolitan University
Mercedes S. Hinton, Tim Newburn, UK) Hinton, Mercedes S. (London School of Economics, UK) Newburn, Tim (London School of Economics and Political Science
Tim Newburn, Tom Williamson, Alan Wright, UK) Newburn, Tim (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Williamson, Tom (Formerly University of Portsmouth, UK) Wright, Alan (Keele University
Tim Newburn, Peter Neyroud, UK) Newburn, Tim (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Neyroud, Peter (National Policing Improvement Agency