Youth Justice
Summative assessment: Annotated bibliography (1000 words)
Unit ILOs:
The objectives of the unit are to develop students’ awareness and knowledge of:
how children and young people are perceived and treated by the youth justice system in England and Wales
theoretical, policy and professional approaches to the needs and rights of children and young people involved in offending behaviour
international differences in the ways in which children are perceived and treated by criminal legislation.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
identify the needs and rights of children and young people involved in offending behaviour
apply these important considerations to situations where children and young people’s circumstances and experiences cause them to be subject to youth justice interventions
critically assess policy and professional responses to working with children involved in the youth justice system
synthesise different theoretical, policy and professional approaches to youth offending
critically evaluate cross-national differences and similarities in perceptions of and the treatment of children within youth justice systems
Submission point: Blackboard
Type of Assessment: Annotated Bibliography
Guidance: You must submit an annotated bibliography of five sources. The annotated bibliography should be no more than 1,000 words, excluding references.
The annotated bibliography should be an alphabetical list and discussion of information sources (eg journal articles, research reports or book chapters), formatted like a reference list, accompanied by a brief summary/critical commentary (annotation) on each source. The annotated bibliography should focus on the topics covered in the first five weeks of the unit, ie should include one source relevant to each of Weeks 1 – 5.
The sources should be drawn from the resource list and beyond. In-text citations are included in the word count, but the reference list is not. At least one of the annotations must have an international focus / be based on a country other than England/Wales.
You should make sure that your annotated bibliography:
Demonstrates you can correctly cite and reference the sources used
Demonstrates your knowledge and understanding of the topic researched
Demonstrates you have searched and reviewed appropriate sources for your topic
Includes the required number of sources outlined in the assignment.
Includes sources that can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy
Includes a variety of types of sources, eg chapters, journal articles, research reports and/or policy documents (including some from unit resource list and some from ‘beyond’ the unit resource list).
Critiques the quality/reliability/validity etc of the sources
Is fluently, accurately and critically written.
