Roundtable: Caribbean Journal of Criminology- Juvenile Delinquency in the Eastern Caribbean

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

Abstract: The findings from various studies on juvenile delinquency are discussed and examined by participating authors in this roundtable. Participants will share their thoughts on the body of knowledge on juvenile delinquency related to theory, methods and responses through their own work and suggest how studies of juvenile delinquency and policy can move forward in the English Speaking Caribbean.

Sub Unit

• Area XIV. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Violence amongst 13-17 year-olds and responses in Jamaica. - Tarik Travis Andrew Weekes, University of the West Indies

• Gangs in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean - Randy Seepersad, University of the West Indies

Chair

• Camille Gibson, Prairie View A&M University

Discussants

• Corin Bailey, University of the West Indies

• Camille Gibson, Prairie View A&M University