Transferring Juveniles to Criminal Courts: Trends and Implications for Criminal Justice

by Dean John Champion

This is the first book to provide an in-depth study of the juvenile transfer process. Criminal justice's get tough policy has led to greater use of this process which, on the surface, transfers persistent juvenile offenders to criminal court jurisdiction in order to impose more serious penalties. The implications of this growing phenomenon are increasingly important for both the juvenile and criminal court systems. Champion and Mays' analysis includes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275935345
• ISBN13: 9780275935344
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"