Publication

2005 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC364.36/0973
  • LCCHV9104 .Z575 2005

Description

American Juvenile Justice is a definitive volume for courses on the criminology and policy analysis of adolescence. The focus is on the principles and policy of a separate and distinct system of juvenile justice. The book opens with an introduction of the creation of adolescence, presenting ajustification for the category of the juvenile or a period of partial responsibility before full adulthood. Subsequent sections include empirical investigations of the nature of youth criminality and legal policy toward youth crime. At the heart of the book is an argument for a penal policy thatrecognizes diminished responsibility and a youth policy that emphasizes the benefits of letting the maturing process continue with minimal interruption. The book concludes with applications of the core concerns to five specific problem areas in current juvenile justice: teen pregnancy, transfer tocriminal court, minority overrepresentation, juvenile gun use, and youth homicide.

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Other Editions

  • American juvenile justiceOxford University Press2005-01-01

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