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This ethnographic text brings to light the challenges and complexities inherent in the U.S. system of juvenile corrections. Building on over a year of field work at a boys' residential facility, the authors provide a context for contemporary institutions and highlight some of the system's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abrams, Laura S.
Otros Autores: Anderson-Nathe, Ben
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Colección:Critical issues in crime and society.
Temas:
Juvenile corrections > United States.
Juvenile detention homes > United States > Case studies.
Juvenile delinquents > Rehabilitation > United States.
Services correctionnels pour mineurs > États-Unis.
Centres pour jeunes délinquants > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Jeunes délinquants > Réhabilitation > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Juvenile corrections
Juvenile delinquents > Rehabilitation
Juvenile detention homes
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This ethnographic text brings to light the challenges and complexities inherent in the U.S. system of juvenile corrections. Building on over a year of field work at a boys' residential facility, the authors provide a context for contemporary institutions and highlight some of the system's most troubling tensions. The book provides narratives, observations, case examples, and recommendations for rehabilitating the system. A detailed appendix on conducting field research is useful for individuals working in the field.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 169 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and index.
ISBN:9780813554143
0813554144
0813554128
9780813554129
9781283872140
1283872145
9780813554136
0813554136

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