The Centrality of ‘Guilt’ in Youth Justice – Conceptualising Child ‘Guilt’ for Child First Justice
Youth Justice: An International Journal
Published online on October 02, 2025
Abstract
Youth Justice, Ahead of Print.
Children are extremely vulnerable yet often treated as adults, measured by adult-centric conceptualisations of ‘guilt’ and expected to decide on their own culpability for law infringement. In addition, system agents incentivise children to admit guilt by ...
Children are extremely vulnerable yet often treated as adults, measured by adult-centric conceptualisations of ‘guilt’ and expected to decide on their own culpability for law infringement. In addition, system agents incentivise children to admit guilt by ...