| Descript |
1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 |
| Series |
Studies in crime and public policy |
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Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Youth Violence in the 1990s. 1. The Perception of a Problem Is a Problem. 2. American Youth Violence -- A Profile. 3. A Youth Violence Epidemic: Myth or Reality? 4. The Case of the Terrifying Toddlers -- pt. II. Legal Policy Toward Youth Violence. 5. Some Basic Principles. 6. Firearms Policy for the Young. 7. "That Malice Which Is to Supply Age": Standards for Transfer to Criminal Court. 8. Adolescents Who Kill -- pt. III. Two Larger Contexts. 9. Youth Violence and the Future of the Juvenile Court. 10. Youth Violence and Youth Policy. |
| Summary |
This is an examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, a scholar of law and crime, scrutinizes criminal statistics and demographic trends in order to authoritatively address public worries. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy -- United States.
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Violent crimes -- Government policy -- United States.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. |
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Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy. (OCoLC)fst00985328 |
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Juvenile justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00985472 |
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Violent crimes -- Government policy. (OCoLC)fst01167323 |
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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Gewalt |
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Jugend |
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Jugendkriminalita⁺t |
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Rechtspolitik |
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USA |
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Gewaltta⁺tigkeit |
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Jeugdcriminaliteit. |
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Geweldsdelicten. |
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Overheidsbeleid. |
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Criminalite⁺ѓ -- Lutte contre -- E⁺ѓtats-Unis. |
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Violence -- E⁺ѓtats-Unis. |
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Justice pour mineurs -- Administration -- E⁺ѓtats-Unis. |
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De⁺ѓlinquance juve⁺ѓnile -- E⁺ѓtats-Unis. |
| ISBN |
1602562938 |
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9781602562936 |
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9780195121452 |
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0195121457 |
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1423760042 (electronic bk.) |
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9781423760047 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610470709 |
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6610470707 |
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0195121457 (Cloth) |
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