Juvenile Justice: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

Shoemaker, Donald J.; Wolfe, Timothy W.

9781576076415: Juvenile Justice: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576076415 ISBN 13: 9781576076415

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2005

An insightful overview of the challenges and emerging solutions surrounding corrections, treatment, and prevention programs for troubled youth.

� Includes a detailed chapter containing the most current data on juvenile offenders, juvenile victims, and more

� A chronology covers the major events that have shaped our understanding of juvenile delinquency and the development of juvenile justice. Special emphasis is placed on the cyclical nature of the issues and debates regarding delinquency and the juvenile justice system

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Book Description:

How can the United States best respond to troubled kids? The juvenile justice system cycles between therapy and punishment. Today's boot camps, hailed as a new approach to preventing delinquency, are similar to military-styled intervention from the early 20th century. If these get tough programs fail, it's back to treatment programs again.

About the Author:

Donald J. Shoemaker is professor of sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.

Timothy W. Wolfe is assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at Mount Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD.

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