Reforming juvenile justice / edited by Josine Junger-Tas, Frieder Dünkel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Junger-Tas, J.

Dünkel, Frieder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--Europe.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.

Juvenile delinquency.

United States.

Juvenile delinquency--Europe.

Juvenile delinquency--United States.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht [The Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

Reforming Juvenile Justice deals with fundamental, and at times, controversial issues in juvenile justice that are universal and go beyond the individual juvenile justice systems of various countries. For example: What age groups can be transferred to the adult criminal justice system and for what crimes? What can be said about the mental and moral development of juveniles in that age group? Do we know anything about the effects in terms of recidivism and reconviction by juveniles who have been penalized in the adult system? These are the kinds of questions that this book, written by a group of experts on specific sub-topics in juvenile justice, tries to answer. The book concludes with a number of recommendations for improvements in juvenile justice.

Contents:

1 Trends in Youth Offending in Europe / Alex Stevens 1

2 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child / Jaap Doek 19

3 Young People's Rights: The Role of the Council of Europe / Frieder Dunkel 33

4 Criminal Responsibility of Adolescents: Youth as Junior Citizenship / Ido Weijers, Thomas Grisso 45

5 Parental Responsibility for Youth Offending / Raymond Arthur 69

6 Juvenile Transfer in the United States / Donna M. Bishop 85

7 Transfer of Minors to the Criminal Court in Europe: Belgium and the Netherlands / Ido Weijers, An Nuytiens, Jenneke Christiaens 105

8 The Prevention of Delinquent Behaviour / Josine Junger-Tas 125

9 Diversion: A Meaningful and Successful Alternative to Punishment in European Juvenile Justice Systems / Frieder Dunkel 147

10 Restorative Justice and Youth Justice: Bringing Theory and Practice Closer Together in Europe / David O'Mahony, Jonathan Doak 165

11 Community Sanctions and the Sanctioning Practice in Juvenile Justice Systems in Europe / Frieder Dunkel, Ineke Pruin 183

12 Custodial Establishments for Juveniles in Europe / Rob Allen 205

13 Reforming Juvenile Justice: European Perspectives / Josine Junger-Tas, Frieder Dunkel 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780387892948

038789294X

OCLC:

299243088