Co-production in Youth Justice

Co-production in Youth Justice offers both theoretical contributions and empirical evidence to shed light on the extent and nature of participatory and engaging practices within the field of youth justice. Examining co-production initiatives from different youth justice systems, this book demonstrates how co-production connects with lived experience, trauma-informed practice, creative research methods, and child-friendly practices.It illustrates new ways of viewing and working with children and young people in conflict with the law, including the extent to which they can influence youth justice systems.It also offers new insight into under researched areas, such as creative co-production with Black and Mixed heritage children, and child-friendly forms of co-production within the context of Violence Reduction Partnerships. Co-production in Youth Justice is an important new resource for students and scholars within criminology and criminal justice, as well as professionals working within