Youth, crime, and justice : a global inquiry /

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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....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hartjen, Clayton A., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008.
Series:Critical issues in crime and society series.
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquency > Cross-cultural studies.
Juvenile corrections > Cross-cultural studies.
Délinquance juvénile > Études transculturelles.
Services correctionnels pour mineurs > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Juvenile corrections.
Juvenile delinquency.
Jugendkriminalität
Kulturvergleich
Jugendkriminalität.
Jugendstrafrecht.
Kulturvergleich.
Cross-cultural studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Law; Chapter 2: Explaining Delinquent Acts; Chapter 3: The Global Extent and Distribution of Delinquency; Chapter 4: Forms of Delinquent Behavior; Chapter 5: Justice for Juveniles; Chapter 6: Processing the Offender; Chapter 7: Correcting Juveniles; Chapter 8: Children as Victims; Chapter 9: Some Concluding Observations; References; Index; About the Author.

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