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Juvenile Delinquency in the United States and the United Kingdom

By Gary L. McDowell , Jinney S. Smith (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1999
ISBN
978-1-349-27414-7, 978-1-349-27412-3, 978-0-312-22204-8
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-27412-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10306705 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XX, 197\209
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Urban Studies/Sociology; Criminology & Criminal JuYouth and Aging

Description

This volume about juvenile delinquency in the United States and United Kingdom includes a foreword, nine chapters organized in three parts, and an afterword. Chapters 1 and 2 in Part I describe juvenile delinquency in both countries and the urgency of the current crisis. Chapters 3 to 6 in Part II deal with the two nations' juvenile justice systems, focusing on structural and ideological obstacles preventing reform. Presented in the final chapters in Part III are suggestions for reform in school, and juvenile justice setting that recognize the importance of character in causing delinquency.

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