Recriminalizing Delinquency: Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Criminology Series)
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Book Overview
Recriminalizing Delinquency presents a case study of legislation that redefines previous acts of delinquency as crimes, and delinquents as juvenile offenders. It examines one state's response to violent juvenile crime through waiver legislation that transfers jurisdiction over juveniles from juvenile court to criminal court. It focuses on the creation, implementation, and effects of waiver legislation that lowered the eligible age of criminal responsibility...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521629209
ISBN13:9780521629201
Release Date:November 1997
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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Great book by a great professor
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
i am currently taking dr. singers course in juvenile justice at the undergraduate level..we are using this book as part of the curriculum...it is a great book..very facinating and intriguing..he is a remarkable writer and his words grip you...
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