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

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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Autor principal: Merlo, Alida V. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Benekos, Peter J. ; Champion, Dean J.
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Boston Munich [u.a.] Pearson 2016
En:Año: 2016
Edición:8. ed.
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Juvenile courts > United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-410) and indexes
Descripción Física:XIX, 427 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780133754643
0133754642