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Parry, David L.

 
9780130981868: Essential Readings in Juvenile Justice

Synopsis

For courses in juvenile justice.

This one of-a-kind reader brings together concise edited excerpts from more than 50 classic and contemporary articles, cases and other documents that form the essential foundation for understanding the contemporary operation of the juvenile justice system. These essential readings explore the social context of delinquency and public policy, the history of the juvenile justice system, the legal rights of juveniles, police, court and correctional interventions with young offenders, and diverse visions for the future of juvenile justice.

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À propos de l'auteur

David L. Parry is an Associate Professor of Law and justice at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. In more than twenty years of juvenile justice research he has examined the interaction of police, court, and correctional agencies with youths in numerous jurisdictions across the United States.

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Essential Readings in Juvenile Justice introduces the full range of juvenile justice policies, practices, and issues by way of judiciously edited excerpts from more than fifty of the foremost classic and contemporary writings in the field. Readers encounter a broad cross-section of groundbreaking articles, landmark court decisions, major pieces of legislation, and influential guidelines for policy development and reform. Artfully interconnected readings in this book's ten chapters probe the social context of delinquency and public policy, the history of the juvenile justice system, the legal rights of youths accused of delinquent acts, the many dimensions of police, court, and correctional interventions with young offenders, and diverse visions for the future of juvenile justice.

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