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1. Introduction / Friedrich Losel, Anthony Bottoms and David P. Farrington -- 2. Young adult offenders in juvenile and criminal justice systems in Europe / Frieder Dunkel and Ineke Pruin -- 3. Youth, alcohol and aggression / Mary McMurran -- 4. Childhood risk factors for young adult offending : onset and persistence / David P. Farrington -- 5. Young adult offenders in custodial institutions : vulnerability, relationships and risks / Alison Liebling -- 6. What works in correctional treatment and rehabilitation for young adults? / Friedrich Losel -- 7. Young women in transition : from offending to desistance / Monica Barry -- 8. Perceptions of the criminal justice system among young adult would-be desisters / Joanna Shapland, Anthony Bottoms and Grant Muir -- 9. Lost in transition? : a view from the Youth Justice Board / Rod Morgan -- 10. Young adults in the English criminal justice system : the policy challenges / Rob Allen.

This paper will attempt to reflect the present concept of ministry to one such human situation and population segment, the life situation of the single young adult in the metropolitan area. This particular population segment and life situation group is relatively new in arriving on the American cultural scene. The postwar baby boom is now entering the young adult period which is categorized with the ages of eighteen through twenty-four. It is difficult to limit the age to twenty four, however, for there are possibililities that the ideals, mode of living and cohesiveness of the group may push the age group to thirty years of age. Presently there are approximately 30 million people in this age group. Figures have been given to estimate that by 1970 this age group will increase by sixty five percent while the rest of the population will increase by seventeen percent. And again, at the present there are three and a half million students in colleges throughout the United States. By 1970 the enrollment of the colleges will jump to six million. According to Duane Mehl, it may well be that the future will be dominated by a young adult culture. This generation is not like that of the past. There is a "new mood," which expresses itself in novels, clothes, alcohol, the city, sex, politics and religion. It is evident that ministry to the single young adult must realize a new approach in every area, especially in that of ethics, goals and values.

This paper will attempt to reflect the present concept of ministry to one such human situation and population segment, the life situation of the single young adult in the metropolitan area. This particular population segment and life situation group is relatively new in arriving on the American cultural scene. The postwar baby boom is now entering the young adult period which is categorized with the ages of eighteen through twenty-four. It is difficult to limit the age to twenty four, however, for there are possibililities that the ideals, mode of living and cohesiveness of the group may push the age group to thirty years of age. Presently there are approximately 30 million people in this age group. Figures have been given to estimate that by 1970 this age group will increase by sixty five percent while the rest of the population will increase by seventeen percent. And again, at the present there are three and a half million students in colleges throughout the United States. By 1970 the enrollment of the colleges will jump to six million. According to Duane Mehl, it may well be that the future will be dominated by a young adult culture. This generation is not like that of the past. There is a "new mood," which expresses itself in novels, clothes, alcohol, the city, sex, politics and religion. It is evident that ministry to the single young adult must realize a new approach in every area, especially in that of ethics, goals and values.

This article uses data from a survey of young adults in Kirkcaldy, Fife, together with associated qualitative interviews, to throw empirical light on their sense of control over their lives and their perceived willingness and ability to plan their lives. Its principal conclusion, contrary to the suggestions of much previous literature, is that a majority of young adults of both genders do, by their early twenties at least, feel in control of their lives and able to exercise forethought over quite long periods of time with respect to many aspects of their futures. Far from seeing the future as simply 'an extended present', they see active opportunities for choice and for formulating their own lives in the years ahead. Only a minority, predominantly those who feel themselves in particularly insecure circumstances, live primarily for the present or think ahead only or principally for the very short term. Copyright © 2005 BSA Publications Ltd®.

Introduction Much research into psychiatric disorder in Jamaica has investigated psychotic illness but studies of neurotic disorders are lacking. This study investi gated psychiatric disorder in a group of mainly urban, lower social class, young adults who had been regular clinic attenders as a physically healthy control group in a cohort study of sickle cell disease. Method The study was cross-sectional in design. Subjects, 44 male and 45 female, were aged 18 to 20 years at the time of the study. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule was used to determine psychiatric disorder at Index of Definition level 5. Results All subjects approached participated. Rates of psychiatric disorder were 6 (14%) in the male group and 16 (36%) in the female group. There were no psychotic disorders. In the group as a whole, psychiatric disorder was associated with female gender, unemployment, difficulties with social adjustment and number of episodes of physical illness in the 6 months prior to interview. Variables associated with psychiatric distress amongst males included not having a steady relationship, unemployment, criminal activity and difficulties with social adjustment. Variables associated with psychiatric distress amongst females included lack of domestic amenities, not having a mother at home, lack of education, unemployment and social adjustment difficulties. Conclusion Rates of psychiatric disorder were higher than expected, especially for women. Larger studies are indicated to investigate the prevalence of neurotic disorders amongst young people in Jamaica, compared to similar groups in other countries.