Juvenile justice : theory and practice / by Cliff Roberson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberson, Cliff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over several hundred years, the juvenile justice system has evolved from one in which a child offender was prosecuted under the same guidelines used for adults to the current system in which society has recognized the unique status of juveniles within the criminal justice framework. Written by world-renowned legal scholar Cliff Roberson, Juvenile Justice: Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive overview of the system that administers the prosecution of young offenders. It examines how the juvenile justice system began, its current state, and the direction it appears to be heading.

Contents:

Front cover; Contents; list of figures; acronyms used in the juvenile justice system; preface; Chapter 1: an overview of juvenile justice; Body; Chapter 2: development of juvenile courts; Chapter 3: delinquency causation theories; Chapter 3: abused and neglected children; Chapter 4: abused and neglected children; Chapter 5: law enforcementand juveniles; Chapter 6: courts in the juvenile justice system; Chapter 7: overview of the procedures in juvenile court; Chapter 8: procedures in juvenile court; Chapter 9: cases referred to criminal courts; Chapter 10: juvenile court andindividual rights

Chapter 11: juvenile probationChapter 12: juvenile institutions and early releases; Chapter 13: juvenile group homes; Chapter 14: boot camps and shock programs; Chapter 15: selected issues in juvenile justice; appendix: common terms used in juvenile corrections; index; Back cover

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-008063-4

0-429-24493-2

1-4398-1377-9

9780429244933

OCLC:

908077869