Screen LibraryJuvenile justice：a social, historical, and legal perspective
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Aspen Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Gaithersburg, Md. |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 482 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0834211491 9780834211490 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.285 |
| Call Number: | D771.285/E489 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The context of juvenile justice : defining basic concepts and examining public perceptions of juvenile crime -- Measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency -- The social context of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- Early juvenile justice : before the juvenile court -- The development of the juvenile court -- Public and police responses to juvenile offenders -- Juvenile diversion -- Preadjudication processes in juvenile justice -- The transfer of juveniles to criminal court -- The contemporary juvenile court -- Community-base correctional programs for juvenile offenders -- Institu |