Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence.
Comprehensive and detailed, this book provides information on: the history of the United States' response to juvenile delinquency; the increasing seriousness of the problem; and the public policies available to deal with it. James C Howell cites the pressing need for a clearer understanding of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
1997.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; Chapter 1
- Juvenile Reform Movements; Chapter 2
- Landmark Federal Legislation; Chapter 3
- Who's to Blame for Violent Crime?; Chapter 4
- Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Juvenile Justice System Responses; Chapter 5
- Removing Juveniles from the Juvenile Justice System; Part II; Chapter 6
- Youth Gang Homicides, Drug Trafficking, and Program Interventions; Chapter 7
- Risk Factors for Youth Violence; Chapter 8
- The Case for Developmental Criminology; Chapter 9
- A Comprehensive Strategy; Conclusion: Return to Rationality; Epilogue.
- Appendix: A Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile OffendersReferences; Index; About the Author.