This paper attempts to locate changes in young people's involvement in crime, and the
policing of young people, within the context of a changing political economy and the
broken transitions experienced by a significant proportion of young men and young
women. It begins by significant proportion of young men and young women. It begins by
discussing how many young working class people have been excluded from the formal
waged economy due to structural changes in the labour market. The paper then explores
the relationship between the “cash crisis” affecting many unemployed school leavers,
and their income and lifestyle options in the spheres of the informal waged economy,
the informal unwaged economy, and the criminal economy
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