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UNINA9910961405703321 |
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Autore |
Zimring Franklin E. |
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Titolo |
American youth violence / / Franklin E. Zimring |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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0-19-771833-7 |
1-280-47070-4 |
9786610470709 |
1-4237-6004-2 |
0-19-535290-4 |
1-60256-293-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Juvenile delinquency - Government policy - United States |
Violent crimes - Government policy - United States |
Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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