Introduction- state how the account will be structure in the intro paragraph-how you intend to answer it- conclude and what evidence to support this view. Historical development of criminal justice- show knowledge of how we deal with offenders in the UK has developed over time-reference to theories of offenders and crime but linked to dealing with young people Knowledge of the Contemporary Juvenile Justice system-explain how the youth justice system has developed since the 1990s and what it aims to achieve with young people-links with welfare and justice-state how this has influenced policies and sentencing practice. Critically analysing and development of the argument using references and literature from Hopkins Burke,R 1999-Youth Justice & amp;amp; the Fragmentation of Modernity. - 2005 An Intro to Criminological Theory. Muncie,J -1999 Youth Crime:A critical Introduction- 2002 Youth Justice:Critical Reading. Pitts, J 2001The New Politics of Youth Crime:Discipline or Solidarity. Smith, R 2003 Youth Justice: Ideas, Policy, Practice, Cullompton. Conclusion- views of Labour /Conservative youth justice policies and criminality