American youth violence / / Franklin E. Zimring

• Autore: Zimring Franklin E.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998; ©1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.360973
• Soggetto topico: Juvenile delinquency - Government policy - United States; Violent crimes - Government policy - United States; Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: American youth violence
• ISBN: 1-280-47070-4; 9786610470709; 1-4237-6004-2; 0-19-535290-4; 1-60256-293-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese Medio (1100-1500)
• Record Nr.: 9910457988703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.