Young People Today

News Media, Policy and Youth Justice

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21190817
AutoresJo Aldridge (0000-0002-1665-7555, Loughborough University), Simon S Cro (0000-0003-2044-1754, Nottingham Trent University), Simon Cross (0000-0001-8741-8503)
Ano2008
Volume2
Fascículo3
Páginas203-218
Data de publicação2008-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482790802327418
OpenAlexW2143738443
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas20

The new sociology of childhood sees children as competent social agents with important contributions to make. And yet the phase of childhood is fraught with tensions and contradictions. Public policies are required, not only to protect children, but also to control them and regulate their behaviour. For children and young people in the UK, youth justice has become increasingly punitive. At the same time, social policies have focused more on children's inclusion and participation. In this interplay of conflict and contradictions, the role the media play is critical in contributing to the moral panic about childhood and youth. In this article, we consider media representations of “antisocial” children and young people and how this belies a moral response to the nature of contemporary childhood. We conclude by considering how a rights-based approach might help redress the moralised politics of childhood representations in the media

Childhood studies · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Moral panic · Political science · Politics · Punitive damages · Redress · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics