Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa discusses and analyses various presumptions on the nature and causes of aberrant behaviour and assesses them critically with regard to their applicability to South Africa. It presents the relevant legal processes pertaining to young people and reinforces theoretical explanations with research and real-world examples. The female youth offender is also given special attention in this book.

Contents include the following:

• Nature and extent of child and youth misbehavior in South Africa
• Risk factors pertaining to youth offenders
• Socio-moral redirection of troubled youth
• Adverse childhood experiences and youth misbehaviour
• Traditional and contemporary theoretical explanations for youth misbehaviour
• Prevention and control of youth misbehaviour in South Africa
• Child Justice Act: practice and procedure
• Child trafficking and child prostitution in South Africa