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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457988703321

Autore

Zimring Franklin E.

Titolo

American youth violence / / Franklin E. Zimring

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-280-47070-4

9786610470709

1-4237-6004-2

0-19-535290-4

1-60256-293-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

Disciplina

364.360973

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquency - Government policy - United States

Violent crimes - Government policy - United States

Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese Medio (1100-1500)

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pt. I. Youth Violence in the 1990's. 1. The Perception of a Problem Is a Problem. 2. American Youth Violence - A Profile. 3. A Youth Violence Epidemic: Myth or Reality? 4. The Case of the Terrifying Toddlers -- Pt. II. Legal Policy Toward Youth Violence. 5. Some Basic Principles. 6. Firearms Policy for the Young. 7. "That Malice Which Is to Supply Age": Standards for Transfer to Criminal Court. 8. Adolescents Who Kill -- Pt. III. Two Larger Contexts. 9. Youth Violence and the Future of the Juvenile Court. 10. Youth Violence and Youth Policy.

Sommario/riassunto

This is an examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, a scholar of law and crime, scrutinizes criminal statistics and demographic trends in order to authoritatively address public worries.