Keir Irwin-Rogers is Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. Luke Billingham is a Youth & Community Worker at Hackney Quest and a Research Associate at the Open University.
""This fascinating book disrupts what we know or think about youth violence. A call to arms to recognize the potential of young people and the social harms they suffer in our current political climate."" Deborah Jump, Manchester Metropolitan University ""The environment we expect children and young people to thrive in is often brutal. This plea for us all to ensure they truly matter is long overdue. If you read only one book about these complex issues, make it this one. I applaud it."" Sherry Peck, Chief Executive, Safer London ""The central message of this thoughtful book is that if we stop harming young people, they will be less likely to harm each other. Yet our policies continue to deprive and demean children and youth. No one should be surprised at the result."" Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine