Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

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Synopsis
Written by a leading scholar of juvenile justice, this book examines the social and legal changes that have transformed the juvenile court in the last three decades from a nominally rehabilitative welfare agency into a scaled-down criminal court for young offenders. It explores the complex relationship between race and youth crime to explain both the Supreme Court decisions to provide delinquents with procedural justice and the more recent political impetus to "get tough" on young offenders. This provocative book will be necessary reading for criminal and juvenile justice scholars, sociologists, legislators, and juvenile justice personnel.
Copyright:
1999

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ISBN-13:
9780198025849
Related ISBNs:
9780195097870, 9780190282691, 9780195097887, 9780195097870, 9780190282691, 9780195097887
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
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Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Sociology
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