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Essay / How did the murder of James Bulger influence...
How did the murder of James Bulger influence the development of youth justice policies during the 1990s and beyond? Youth is the golden period of life. It can lead a person's life on the path to success or lead them to downfalls. As, during youth, a person can contribute to the growth and productivity of the society, he or she can also disturb the peace and calm of the society by eliminating different types of evils and social problems that can lead a society to cease to direct. and successful lines. During his youth, a person can have strong determination, willpower which can become a reason to start a career, similarly, youth can also indulge in different types of criminal and problematic things which can destroy the calmness of the society by increasing the ratio of poverty and fear throughout the country. (Corbett, Lennon, 2003, pp. 1-14)Young people facing family problems, early parental separation, lack of support and encouragement from society and lack of self-esteem themselves may end up in the youth justice system. The existing youth justice framework is completely incapable of finding a solution for young offenders to get rid of all these social problems and lead a just and happy life. Just as we value the UK's system of law and order, we also cannot say with certainty that it is free from flaws and errors. There are always drawbacks and mistakes that need to be focused on. Thus, in order to improve it, young offenders should be facilitated and supported so that they make their lives more comfortable and adhere to a progressive life again. A very broad set of rules and laws should be implemented to strengthen this system and...... middle of paper ...... transformed into a more responsible and social citizen will receive a voucher. A team has constantly worked to educate young people about the disadvantages and problems caused by drug use in order to keep young people away from criminal offenses and violence. After briefly analyzing the discourse on youth justice before and after 1997, we can easily conclude that the current youth justice system came after many improvements and changes made with positive and beneficial thoughts. The juvenile justice system experienced many problems after 1997, but at present it continues to formulate and improvise new legislations that force young people to stop involving them in criminal activities and adopt an attitude that offers them a better lifestyle. By comparison, the current youth justice system is much better than it was before 1997.