| dc.contributor.author |
Ame, R. |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2020-02-27T10:27:13Z |
|
| dc.date.available |
2020-02-27T10:27:13Z |
|
| dc.date.issued |
2017-06 |
|
| dc.identifier.issn |
0855-4730 |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35017 |
|
| dc.description |
Ghana Social Science Journal, 14(1) |
en_US |
| dc.description.abstract |
This paper outlines Ghana‘s current system of juvenile justice. It
explores the system‘s innovations and assesses its compliance with
international standards of juvenile justice. The paper argues that despite
the noble character of the legislation, due to financial and human
resource constraints, it has not been possible to bring contemporary
practices in line with the spirit and intention of the legislation. As such,
there is a major gap between the legislation and reality. The overview
furnished in this paper should be significantly useful to scholars and
practitioners interested in Ghana‘s juvenile justice system |
en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship |
Office of Research Services
and the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa, both at
Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU),SSHRC Institutional Grant awarded to WLU. |
en_US |
| dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
| dc.publisher |
Ghana Social Science Journal |
en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries |
14;1 |
|
| dc.subject |
juvenile justice |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
delinquency |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
youth justice |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Ghana |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
restorative youth justice |
en_US |
| dc.title |
The Juvenile Justice System in Ghana: An Overview |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal |
en_US |