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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781234403321

Titolo

Juvenile crime and justice / / general editor, William J. Chambliss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, Calif., : SAGE, c2011

Los Angeles : , : Sage Reference, , 2011

ISBN

1-78034-129-6

1-4522-6646-8

1-4129-9413-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 336 pages)

Collana

Key issues in crime and punishment ; [v.5]

Disciplina

364.36

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquency

Crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: Juvenile Crime and Justice; 1 - Age of Responsibility; 2 - Alternative Schools; 3 - At-Risk Youth; 4 - Boot Camps; 5 - Curfews; 6 - Death Penalty for Juvenile Offenders; 7 - Group Homes; 8 - Juvenile Detention Facilities; 9 - Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency; 10 - Juvenile Offenders in Adult Courts; 11 - Juveniles in Adult Correctional Facilities; 12 - Legal Representation; 13 - Out-of-Home Placement; 14 - Parental Responsibility Laws; 15 - Racial Disparities; 16 - Scared Straight Programs; 17 - School Violence; 18 - Sentencing Options

19 - Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders20 - Treatment and Rehabilitation; Index; About the General Editor

Sommario/riassunto

Looking at topics such as boot camps, the death penalty and parental responsibility, this is an important resource for students of criminology and related disciplines.