Youth, crime, and justice : a global inquiry /
Close to half of the world?s population is below the age of criminal jurisdiction in most countries. Many of these young people are living in poverty and under totalitarian regimes. Given their deprived and often abject circumstances, it is not surprising that many of them become involved in crime....
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2008.
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Collection: | Critical issues in crime and society series.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Close to half of the world?s population is below the age of criminal jurisdiction in most countries. Many of these young people are living in poverty and under totalitarian regimes. Given their deprived and often abject circumstances, it is not surprising that many of them become involved in crime. In Youth, Crime, and Justice, Clayton A. Hartjen provides a broad overview of juvenile delinquency: how it manifests itself around the world and how societies respond to misconduct among their children. Taking a global, rather than country-specific approach, chapters focus on topics that range from. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xix, 198 pages : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-192) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813544977 0813544971 9786611776572 6611776575 |