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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813840603321

Autore

Tanenhaus David Spinoza

Titolo

Juvenile justice in the making [[electronic resource] /] / David S. Tanenhaus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-50315-7

0-19-530371-7

0-19-534774-9

1-60256-864-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Studies in crime and public policy

Disciplina

345.73/08

Soggetti

Juvenile courts - United States - History

Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States - History

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 (p. 215-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Imagining a children's court -- Building a model court -- Preserving the family -- Legitimating juvenile justice -- Medicalizing delinquency -- Organizing the community.

Sommario/riassunto

Faith in childhood, and its corollary that separate courts are required for children because they are developmentally different from adults, appears to be vanishing in the USA. This book examines one of America's most influential legal inventions and its future.