Juvenile justice & youth violence [[electronic resource] /] / author, James C. Howell
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Howell James C
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| Titolo: |
Juvenile justice & youth violence [[electronic resource] /] / author, James C. Howell
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 251 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 364.360973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States |
| Juvenile delinquency - United States | |
| Violent crimes - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Epilogue |
| Appendix: A Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile OffendersReferences; Index; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Comprehensive 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Juvenile justice and youth violence |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Juvenile justice & youth violence |
| ISBN: | 1-4833-2800-7 |
| 1-4522-4954-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790971203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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