Juvenile crime, juvenile justice /

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty, social disadvantage, and the pitf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McCord, Joan, Widom, Cathy Spatz, 1945-, Crowell, Nancy A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Juvenile delinquency > United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States.
Délinquance juvénile > États-Unis.
Justice pour mineurs > Administration > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Delinqüência juvenil > Estados unidos.
Sociologia criminal > Estados unidos.
Violência (criminologia) (prevenção e controle) > Estados unidos.
Problemas sociais > Estados unidos.
Jovens > Estados unidos.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Patterns and trends in juvenile crime and juvenile justice
  • The development of delinquency
  • Preventing juvenile crime
  • The juvenile justice system
  • Race, crime, and juvenile justice: the issue of racial disparity.

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