03139nam 2200637 a 450 991082096800332120240402040650.09781483328003148332800797814522495441452249547(CKB)2550000001194204(EBL)1598442(SSID)ssj0001112453(PQKBManifestationID)12420058(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001112453(PQKBWorkID)11158306(PQKB)11412775(MiAaPQ)EBC1598442(OCoLC)1007861281(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159976(EXLCZ)99255000000119420420130912d1997 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrJuvenile justice & youth violence /author, James C. Howell1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19971 online resource (x, 251 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.9781322423388 1322423385 9780761903734 0761903739 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 StatesJuvenile justice, Administration ofJuvenile delinquencyViolent crimes364.360973Howell James C85682StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910820968003321Juvenile justice & youth violence4001936UNINA