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Juvenile justice : redeeming our children /

"Juvenile Justice: Redeeming Our Children debunks myths about juvenile justice in order to achieve an ideal system that would protect vulnerable children and help build safer communities. Author Barry Krisberg assembles broad and up-to-date research, statistical data, and theories on the U.S. j...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krisberg, Barry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2005.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Juvenile justice : myths and realities
  • Data sources
  • The historical legacy of juvenile justice
  • The current juvenile justice system
  • Juvenile justice and the American dilemma
  • Young women and the juvenile justice system
  • Is there a science of prevention?
  • What works in juvenile justice
  • The gang busters : does getting tough reduce youth crime?
  • Redeeming our children.