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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789368303321

Titolo

Reforming juvenile justice : a developmental approach / / Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform ; Richard J. Bonnie [and three others], editors ; Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-309-27893-7

0-309-27891-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Disciplina

345.73

Soggetti

Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-392).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Historical context -- Current practice in the juvenile justice system -- Adolescent development -- A framework for reform -- Preventing reoffending -- Accountability and fairness -- Reducing racial/ethnic disparities -- Achieving reform -- The federal role -- Moving forward -- Costs and benefits of juvenile justice interventions -- The Missouri model: a critical state of knowledge -- Mentoring -- Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction -- Historical context -- Current practice in the juvenile justice system -- Adolescent development -- A framework for reform -- Preventing reoffending -- Accountability and fairness -- Reducing racial/ethnic disparities -- Achieving reform -- The federal role -- Moving forward -- Costs and benefits of juvenile justice interventions -- The Missouri model: a critical state of knowledge -- Mentoring.