Juvenile Delinquency: A Justice Perspective

Booknews

An interdisciplinary, in-depth look at juvenile delinquency written for students. This fourth edition incorporates nine new articles<-- >some on issues which were hardly studied in previous editions. New coverage on historical patterns of responses to juvenile crime, the influence of biology and early experiences on juvenile violence, juvenile crime and schools, gang violence, family factors in the processing of juvenile cases, restorative justice, and the effects of childhood trauma. Also includes a discussion considering the abolition of the juvenile court system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)