The juvenile justice system: delinquency, processing, and the law

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An overview of juvenile justice in the United States -- The history of juvenile justice and origins of the juvenile court -- Theories of delinquency and intervention programs -- The legal rights of juveniles -- Juveniles and the police -- Intake and preadjudicatory processing -- Prosecutorial decisi...

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Authors: Merlo, Alida V. (Author) ; Benekos, Peter J. 1949- (Author) ; Champion, Dean J. 1940- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston Munich [u.a.] Pearson 2016
In:Year: 2016
Edition:8. ed.
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States
Juvenile courts > United States
Parallel Edition:Revision of: Merlo, Alida V: The juvenile justice system. - Upper Saddle River, N. J. : Pearson Education, c2013
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Summary:An overview of juvenile justice in the United States -- The history of juvenile justice and origins of the juvenile court -- Theories of delinquency and intervention programs -- The legal rights of juveniles -- Juveniles and the police -- Intake and preadjudicatory processing -- Prosecutorial decision making in juvenile justice -- Classification and preliminary treatment : waivers and other alternatives -- The adjudicatory process : dispositional alternatives -- Nominal sanctions : warnings, diversion, and alternative dispute resolution -- Juvenile probation and community-based corrections -- Juvenile corrections : custodial sanctions and aftercare
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-410) and indexes
Physical Description:XIX, 427 S., Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:978-0-13-375464-3
0-13-375464-2