Rethinking juvenile justice / Elizabeth S. Scott and Laurence Steinberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.Description: 370 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780674030862 (alk. paper)
  • 0674030869 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF 9779 .S36 2008
Contents:
The science of adolescent development and teens? 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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Includes index.

The science of adolescent development and teens? 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?.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-354) and index.

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