The Juvenile Justice System: Concepts and Issues
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Book Description
This concise, affordable volume accomplishes two major goals. First, it provides an informative overview of the U.S. juvenile justice system, outlining the processes by which the system deals with a wide range of illegal activities. Second, the authors discuss the critical issues currently facing policymakers and practitioners, summarizing published research on juvenile issues and the impact of programs targeted toward juveniles.
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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Esbensen et al., American Youth Gangs at the Millennium (ISBN 1577663241); Jensen-Rojek, Delinquency and Youth Crime, Third Edition (ISBN 0881339776); Mays-Winfree, Juvenile Justice, Second Edition (ISBN 1577664124); Shelden, Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society (ISBN 1577663993); and Weisheit-Culbertson, Juvenile Delinquency: A Justice Perspective, Fourth Edition (ISBN 1577660900).
The Juvenile Justice System: Concepts and Issues,Gennaro F. Vito,Richard Tewksbury,Deborah C. Wilson,Waveland Press,0881339997,Child Advocacy,General,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Social Science / Sociology / Urban,Government policy,Juvenile courts,Juvenile delinquency,Juvenile justice, Administration of,Sociology - Urban,United States
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