Effective ways of working with young people at risk and in trouble
are in demand at present, at neighbourhood level, as well as more
formally through the courts and police final warning referral
programmes. Changes in legislation and the development of new
multi-agency youth offending teams are providing new contexts
in which such work can take place.
Bob Holman in Community Care said that the contents,
"...show that practice, programming and policy
making can all go together...in a book that is not only instructive
but enjoyable."
Making A Difference reviews this new context and, in Professor
Tim Newburn's words,
"provides a pragmatic set of ideas and tools
with instructive examples, that will benefit all those working
in this field. It asks, indeed challenges, the reader to think
innovatively."
Chapters include: games and activities, staff development, training
and work with volunteers, befriending, working away from base,
school-based work on violence, bullying and offending, mentoring,
working with victims of crime, institutional work with serious
offenders, social action strategies for neighbourhood work, and
community-oriented evaluation.
These techniques and activities are appropriate for youth workers,
members of youth offending teams, community-based projects, teachers,
indeed almost anyone working with young people.
"There are ideas, guidance and examples in
this book that will guide, encourage and provoke. At a time when
it sometimes appears that novelty is all-important, it is vital
that we are reminded that we should not lightly cast away the
lessons of prior experience. ‘Making a Difference’
is that reminder and I recommend it highly."
Professor Tim Newburn, London School of Economics, London
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