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Rethinking juvenile justice
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Rethinking juvenile justice / Elizabeth S. Scott, Laurence Steinberg.
ISBN
9780674030862 (alk. paper)
0674030869 (alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
370 pages ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 16, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-354) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the challenge of Lionel Tate
The science of adolescent development and teenagers' involvement in crime
Regulating children in American law : the state as parent and protector
Why crime is different
Immaturity and mitigation
Developmental competence and the adjudication of juveniles
Social welfare and juvenile crime regulation
The developmental model and juvenile justice policy for the twenty-first century
Is society ready for juvenile justice reform?
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