American Juvenile Justice

by Franklin E. Zimring

Book Overview

American Juvenile Justice is a definitive volume for courses on the criminology and policy analysis of adolescence. The focus is on the principles and policy of a separate and distinct system of juvenile justice. The book opens with an introduction of the creation of adolescence, presenting a justification for the category of the juvenile or a period of partial responsibility before full adulthood. Subsequent sections include empirical investigations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195181174
• ISBN13: 9780195181173
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"