Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 0697356175
- ISBN-13
- 9780697356178
- Series
- Juvenile Justice
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
- Authors
- Steven M. Cox, Jennifer M. Allen, John J. Conrad
Description
This comprehensive, current juvenile justice text provides thorough coverage of the interrelationships between juvenile law, theories of causation, and procedural requirements – the essential elements for successful practice in the field of juvenile justice. Juvenile Justice integrates theory and practice, provides up-to-date examples from recent headlines, enables students to go to the Internet to find materials, and is written in an easy to understand style.
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