Securing our children's future : new approaches to juvenile justice and youth violence / Gary S. Katzmann, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Katzmann, Gary S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--United States--Prevention.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.

Juvenile delinquents.

At-risk youth--Rehabilitation--United States.

At-risk youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Brookings Institution Press and Governance Institute publication A nation of great resources, the United States is confronted all too often with headlines about shootings in schools and with the unsettling reality that homicide rates for juveniles far exceed that of other industrialized nations. The challenge of reducing youth violence has prompted a flurry of commentary, legislative activity, and scholarly studies--much of it skewed by lurid pronouncements, alarmist sentiments, and misleading categorizations. Focusing on the role of institutions in combating youth violence, this volume seeks to reflect its complex and multidimensional character. Copublished by the Governance Institute and the Brookings Institution, the book brings together a wide range of skilled professionals and academics across disciplines to focus on the coordination and implementation of youth anti-violence strategies. The work redefines the way we think institutionally about youth violence and collaborative initiatives, providing a pragmatic roadmap for constructive change. The essays constitute a new framework to guide key players in the juvenile justice system: prosecutors, the defense bar, the courts, correction and probation departments, faith-based institutions, schools, the media, nonprofit institutions, and the private sector.

Contents:

Introduction : issues and institutions / Gary S. Katzmann

New trends in prosecutors' approaches to youthful offenders / Catherine M. Coles and George L. Kelling

The defense attorney's perspective on youth violence / Barbara Fedders, Randy Hertz, and Stephen Weymouth

Youth violence : response of the judiciary / David B. Mitchell and Sara E. Kropf

Managing the juvenile offender population through classification and programming / Gerald G. Gaes

Reinventing probation and reducing youth violence / Ronald P. Corbett

An umbrella of legitimacy : Boston Police Department-ten-point coalition collaboration / Jenny Berrien and Christopher Winship

A tale of one city : reflections on the Boston gun project / David M. Kennedy

Safety first : partnership, the powerful neutral convener, and problem-solving / Frank Hartmann

Youth violence, schools, and management : a personal reflection across the sectors / Amalia V. Betanzos

Media violence : effects and potential remedies / Ronald G. Slaby

Creating networks of capacity : the challenge of managing society's response to youth violence

Mark H. Moore

Conclusion : a new framework and agenda

Gary S. Katzmann.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815706472

0815706472

OCLC:

614723274