TY - JOUR
T1 - The cultural context of juvenile justice policy in Israel
AU - Ajzenstadt, Mimi
AU - Khoury-Kassabri, Mona
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The paper explores the evolution of rehabilitative, rights and economic discourses, and their effect on the development of juvenile justice policies in Israel during the last two decades. Israel has adopted the main features of a neo-liberal regime and severe cuts were made to major social welfare programmes, including those dealing with juvenile offenders. However, the neo-liberal ideas of individualisation and responsibilisation did not penetrate the area of juvenile delinquency. A renewed welfarist discourse in Israel was created instead. This strongly relied on traditional beliefs in rehabilitation and treatment based on a child-centred culture, incorporating concepts of rights and embedded in practical economic considerations.
AB - The paper explores the evolution of rehabilitative, rights and economic discourses, and their effect on the development of juvenile justice policies in Israel during the last two decades. Israel has adopted the main features of a neo-liberal regime and severe cuts were made to major social welfare programmes, including those dealing with juvenile offenders. However, the neo-liberal ideas of individualisation and responsibilisation did not penetrate the area of juvenile delinquency. A renewed welfarist discourse in Israel was created instead. This strongly relied on traditional beliefs in rehabilitation and treatment based on a child-centred culture, incorporating concepts of rights and embedded in practical economic considerations.
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U2 - 10.1017/S004727941200058X
DO - 10.1017/S004727941200058X
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AN - SCOPUS:84870599064
SN - 0047-2794
VL - 42
SP - 111
EP - 128
JO - Journal of Social Policy
JF - Journal of Social Policy
IS - 1
ER -