Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective

Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective
ISBN-10
0763733075
ISBN-13
9780763733070
Series
Juvenile Justice
Category
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Authors
Preston Elrod, R. Scott Ryder

Description

Thoroughly updated and revised, the Second Edition of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective, offers readers a comprehensive volume on how the juvenile justice system works. This book is designed to help readers understand the complexities of the present juvenile justice system by presenting a thorough examination of the social, historical, and legal context within which delinquency and juvenile justice occurs. In addition to gaining valuable knowledge on the juvenile justice process, readers will learn how the different parts of the process are interrelated, how decisions made in one case influence future cases, and the laws that direct juvenile justice policy.

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