Citation

Bessant J. J. Crim. Justice 1996; 24(6): 523-535.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0047-2352(96)00037-2

PMID

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Abstract

This article argues that traditional views of employment as both financially necessary and morally imperative for guaranteeing a relatively smooth transition from adolescence to responsible adult status are naive in the context of a postindustrial society. Increased youth unemployment since the mid-1970s has excited considerable anxiety and debate about the criminal potential of