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Choosing the future for American juvenile justice /
This is a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform the juvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash in making dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice pr...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Youth, crime, and justice series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This is a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform the juvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash in making dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestions for reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781479863402 1479863408 1479834440 9781479834440 |