Juvenile justice : a social, historical, and legal perspective / Preston Elrod.-
Material type: TextPublication details: Sudbury Mass; Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 544 p. :illISBN: 0763733075 Subject(s): Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United StatesLOC classification: KF977 .E44 2005Online resources: Table of contentsItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hard Covered Materials | MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY | KF9779 .E44 2005 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 14880 |
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 process in juvenile justice -- The transfer of juveniles to criminal court -- The contemporary juvenile court -- Community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders -- Institutional corrections programs for juvenile offenders -- The status offender in juvenile justice -- Juvenile justice and the serious, chronic, or violent juvenile offender -- Present and future directions in juvenile justice -- Working in juvenile justice.
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