Responding to troubled youth [[electronic resource] /] / Cheryl L. Maxson & Malcolm W. Klein

• Autore: Maxson Cheryl Lee
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.3/6/0973
• Soggetto topico: Juvenile delinquency - United States - Prevention; Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States; Status offenders - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KleinMalcolm W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-202) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Research Context; 2 Background Literature and Conceptual Approach; 3 Three Philosophies That Can Make a Difference; 4 Legislative Analysis, With Linda Szymanski; 5 Youth Service Delivery in Seven Cities; 6 State Mandates and Agency Service Delivery to Status Offenders, With Margaret A. Gordon; 7 Status Offenders in Three Contrasting Settings; 8 The Unserved Runaways in Three Cities, Margaret A. Little; 9 Runaway Services; Epilogue; Appendix A: Score Sheet for State Profile; Appendix B: Youth Services Survey; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An overview of the dominant philosophical approaches and practices used in handling status offenders - youths who habitually resist the control of their parents and schools. The three basic social philosophies in responding to these youths are the treatment, deterrence and normalization rationales.
• Titolo autorizzato: Responding to troubled youth
• ISBN: 1-280-52818-4; 0-19-535689-6; 1-4294-1462-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450877203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.