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Children who kill : an examination of the treatment of juveniles who kill in different European countries / edited by Paul Cavadino.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile homicide--Case studies.
- Juvenile homicide.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--Case studies.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- Violence in children--Case studies.
- Violence in children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Winchester : Waterside Press in association with the British Juvenile and Family Courts Society, 2002, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From the tragic Mary Bell and Jamie Bulger murder cases to events world-wide, this book provides an analysis of what is a global, not just a UK phenomenon. It includes a chapter which reviews the position in Canada.
- Contents:
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- Foreword
- 1 A Case for Change
- 2 Children Who Kill
- 3 Sadistic and Violent Acts by Children and Young People
- 4 The Sleep of Legal Reason
- 5 Some Issues for the Statutory Agencies
- 6 A System Which Neglects the Child
- 7 The Trial Process in England and Wales
- 8 The Scottish System
- 9 The System in Northern Ireland
- 10 The System in the Republic of Ireland
- 11 Placement in Institutions
- 12 Long Term Statistical Outcomes
- 13 The Italian Juvenile Penal Process and Children Who Kill
- 14 Parties to the Proceedings in Germany, France and Spain
- 15 The German System
- 16 Norway: A Resolutely Welfare-Oriented Approach
- 17 The Dutch System
- 18 The Trial System in Holland
- 19 The Treatment of Seriously Delinquent Young People in the Netherlands
- 20 The French Trial System
- 21 Juvenile Justice in Slovakia
- 22 Child Criminality in Latvia
- 23 The Canadian Legislative Response to Children Who Kill
- 24 Proposals for Change
- Appendix Some International Statistical Comparisons
- Expanded List of Contents.
- Notes:
- Conference proceedings.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611124366
- 9781281124364
- 1281124362
- 9781906534042
- 1906534047
- OCLC:
- 923509288
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