Rethinking juvenile justice /

What should we do with teenagers who commit crimes? Are they children whose offenses are the result of immaturity and circumstances, or are they in fact criminals? "Adult time for adult crime" has been the justice system's mantra for the last twenty years. But locking up so many young...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Scott, Elizabeth S., 1945- (Author), Steinberg, Laurence D., 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States.
Juvenile corrections > United States.
Justice pour mineurs > Administration > États-Unis.
Services correctionnels pour mineurs > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
LAW > Criminal Law > Juvenile Offenders.
Juvenile corrections
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Jugendstrafrecht
Rechtspolitik
Jugendgerichtsbarkeit
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The science of adolescent development and teenagers' involvement in crime
  • Regulating children in American law : the state as parent and protector
  • Why crime is different
  • Immaturity and mitigation
  • Developmental competence and the adjudication of juveniles
  • Social welfare and juvenile crime regulation
  • The developmental model and juvenile justice policy for the twenty-first century
  • Is society ready for juvenile justice reform?

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