Reinventing juvenile justice /

A painful view of the current state of juvenile justice in the United States is presented in this volume which asks whether the 'children's court' has outlived its usefulness. As pressure builds to handle more children in adult courts and to consign them to adult prisons, the authors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krisberg, Barry
Otros Autores: Austin, James, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newbury Park, California : Sage Publications, [1993]
Temas:
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Juvenile justice, Administration of
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Reinventing Juvenile Justice; Chapter 2
  • History of the Control and Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in the United States; Chapter 3
  • The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System: Its Structure and Operation; Chapter 4
  • Taking Youth Into Custody and the Influence of Gender and Race; Chapter 5
  • What Works With Juvenile Offenders: The Massachusetts Experiment; Chapter 6
  • Future Directions for Juvenile Justice: Opportunities and Barriers; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors.

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