Comparative Youth Justice is the first book to critically reflect on contemporary juvenile justice reform in England and Wales and across various other western jurisdictions including the US Canada France the Netherlands New Zealand Australia Belgium Scotland Japan Italy and Finland. In doing so it identifies major international differences in juvenile policy and practice. However Contemporary Youth Justice is not simply an attempt to document national similarities and differences but looks critically at how global trends are translated at the local level. This book also examines how youth justice is implemented in practice with a view to promoting change as well as reflection.