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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
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Marilyn D. McShane (Editor), Frank P. Williams (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£190.00 |
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£171.00 |
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£19.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0761923586 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761923589 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
18 December, 2002 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
The Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authoritative volume. The entries address a broad range of issues and topics, such as alcohol and drug abuse, computer and Internet crime, gangs, missing children, school violence, teenage pregnancy and delinquency theories. In addition, topics cover society's response to the problem of juvenile justice, punishments meted out to juvenile offenders and rehabilitation programmes. |
| Synopsis: |
'For libraries that cater for criminal and juvenile studies, this lucid and informative resource would be a useful purchase' - Reference ReviewsThe Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authoritative volume. The editors, noted authors of several criminal justice books and editors of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Prisons (Garland, 1997), cover historical and contemporary theories, concepts and real-world practices of juvenile justice. Key Features:* More than 200 articles, written by a stellar collection of both academics and professionals in juvenile justice* Complete review of the complicated juvenile legal and court system, juvenile punishment, rehabilitation efforts and legislation* Extensive entries on child and adolescent crimes, pathologies and problems* Coverage of psychological, biological, and sociological theories of delinquency, as well as historic `body type' theories* Profiles historic theorists and policymakers in juvenile justice* Includes a special appendix on print and electronic resources on juvenile justice* Comprehensive index, including a reader's guide that facilitates browsing and offers easy access to information |
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US |
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SAGE Publications Inc |
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Returnable |
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