1. identify the needs and rights of children and young people involved in offending behaviour.
2. apply these important considerations to situations where children and young people’s circumstances and experiences cause them to be subject to youth justice interventions.
3. critically assess policy and professional responses to working with children involved in the youth justice system.
4. synthesise different theoretical, policy and professional approaches to youth offending.
5. critically evaluate cross-national differences and similarities in perceptions of and the treatment of children within youth justice systems.
