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American Youth Violence.

This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinized criminal statistics and demographic trends. The result is a thorough debunking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimring, Franklin E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Colección:Studies in crime and public policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinized criminal statistics and demographic trends. The result is a thorough debunking of Congressional predictions of ""a coming storm of juvenile violence"" and the half-baked policy proposals that accompany such warnings. The book sets forth comprehensive and dispassionate analyses of three key areas of youth violence policy: adolescent firearms possession and use, standards for transf.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages)
Bibliografía:ReferencesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
ISBN:9780195352900
0195352904