Assessing the Youthful Offender: Issues and Techniques

by D.A. Andrews and D.A. Andrews

Book Overview

Our society's preoccupation with crime and fear of crime appears to have shifted its focus to the juvenile offender. Both electronic and print media continuously warn us that juvenile offenders are increasingly younger and more virulent. The demographics of our population suggest that there will only be more juvenile offenders to fear in the near future. All of these concerns arise in a social climate that is characterized by an ever- increasing demand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030645467X
• ISBN13: 9780306454677
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"