03050nam 2200589 a 450 991048082770332120170816153329.01-4833-2800-71-4522-4954-7(CKB)2550000001194204(EBL)1598442(SSID)ssj0001112453(PQKBManifestationID)12420058(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001112453(PQKBWorkID)11158306(PQKB)11412775(MiAaPQ)EBC1598442(OCoLC)1007861281(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159976(EXLCZ)99255000000119420420130912d1997 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJuvenile justice & youth violence[electronic resource] /author, James C. HowellThousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19971 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-42338-5 0-7619-0373-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; Chapter 1 - Juvenile Reform Movements; Chapter 2 - Landmark Federal Legislation; Chapter 3 - Who's to Blame for Violent Crime?; Chapter 4 - Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Juvenile Justice System Responses; Chapter 5 - Removing Juveniles from the Juvenile Justice System; Part II; Chapter 6 - Youth Gang Homicides, Drug Trafficking, and Program Interventions; Chapter 7 - Risk Factors for Youth Violence; Chapter 8 - The Case for Developmental Criminology; Chapter 9 - A Comprehensive Strategy; Conclusion: Return to Rationality; EpilogueAppendix: A Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile OffendersReferences; Index; About the AuthorComprehensive and detailed, this book provides information on: the history of the United States' response to juvenile delinquency; the increasing seriousness of the problem; and the public policies available to deal with it. James C Howell cites the pressing need for a clearer understanding of the risk factors for youth violence. Long-term solutions such as the development of more effective prevention programmes, better-matched offender//treatment programmes, and a more cost effective juvenile justice system are also discussed. Extensive figures and tables are included.Juvenile justice and youth violenceJuvenile justice, Administration ofUnited StatesJuvenile delinquencyUnited StatesViolent crimesUnited StatesElectronic books.Juvenile justice, Administration ofJuvenile delinquencyViolent crimes364Howell James C85682StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480827703321Juvenile justice & youth violence2442264UNINA