Juvenile Delinquency : A Justice Perspective

Book Description
Reflecting changes in perceptions of the juvenile crime problem and changes in juvenile justice policy, the Fourth Edition incorporates nine new articles that address a range of issues facing the juvenile justice system. Like earlier editions, this revision reflects an interdisciplinary perspective and supplements general texts with in-depth coverage of specific issues. The reader will find the articles provocative, informative, and clearly presented.


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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Esbensen et al., American Youth Gangs at the Millennium (ISBN 1577663241); Finckenauer-Gavin, Scared Straight: The Panacea Phenomenon Revisited (ISBN 1577660358); Jensen-Rojek, Delinquency and Youth Crime, Third Edition (ISBN 0881339776); and Vito et al., The Juvenile Justice System: Concepts and Issues (ISBN 0881339997).


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An interdisciplinary, in-depth look at juvenile delinquency written for students. This fourth edition incorporates nine new articlessome on issues which were hardly studied in previous editions. New coverage on historical patterns of responses to juvenile crime, the influence of biology and early experiences on juvenile violence, juvenile crime and schools, gang violence, family factors in the processing of juvenile cases, restorative justice, and the effects of childhood trauma. Also includes a discussion considering the abolition of the juvenile court system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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