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Juvenile justice : redeeming our children / Barry Krisberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krisberg, Barry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 236 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2005.
- Summary:
- Juvenile justice policies have historically been built on a foundation of myths & misconceptions, everything from the fear of young, drug-addled superpredators to suspicion of immigrants. Barry Krisberg sets out to debunk the myths & advocate a fresh approach in the U.S. juvenile justice system.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Juvenile Justice: Myths and Realities; Chapter 2 - Data Sources; Chapter 3 - The Historical Legacy of Juvenile Justice; Chapter 4 - The Current Juvenile Justice System; Chapter 5 - Juvenile Justice and the American Dilemma; Chapter 6 - Young Women and the Juvenile Justice System; Chapter 7 - Is There a Science of Prevention?; Chapter 8 - What Works in Juvenile Justice; Chapter 9 - The Gang Busters: Does Getting Tough Reduce Youth Crime?; Chapter 10 - Redeeming Our Children; References; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-214) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781506310824
- 1506310826
- 9781322283609
- 1322283605
- 9781483328836
- 148332883X
- 9781452245171
- 1452245177
- OCLC:
- 811505188
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