Jessica Urwin is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Leicester, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. After gaining a BSc in Psychology from Coventry University, Jessica worked in secondary schools with at-risk young people and completed research for the National Youth Agency. This led her to complete an MRes in Social Work at De Montfort University prior to undertaking her PhD. She currently teaches Criminology programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

1. Introduction 2. "You Wanna Start a Rumble?": The Birth of Problem Youth 3. "This Ain't a Girl Scout Camp!": Policing and Imprisoning Youth 4. "I killed the Teen Dream! Deal with It!": Gender, Violence, and Crime 5. "I'm Not a Ghetto Boy, I Just Live in Deptford": Urban "Realities", Ethnicity, and Cities 6. "Thank You for Respecting Me and My Family's Privacy": True Youth Crime, Sensationalism, and Fictionalisation 7. "You Won, Justice was Done, Who Cares?": Children in the Courtroom 8. "Now That I know You, I Can't Really NOT Know You": Child First Films 9. Conclusion