Recriminalizing delinquency : violent juvenile crime and juvenile justice reform /

Recriminalizing Delinquency provides a detailed account of one state's attempt to control violent juvenile crime by redefining previous acts of delinquency as crimes, and delinquents as juvenile offenders. It begins with the brutal violence of a 15-year-old chronic delinquent, and the subsequen...

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Main Author:	Singer, Simon I.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Series:	Cambridge criminology series.
Subjects:	Juvenile justice, Administration of > New York (State) Criminal justice, Administration of > New York (State) Juvenile delinquents > New York (State) Juvenile delinquency > New York (State) > Prevention. Violent crimes > New York (State) > Prevention. Law reform > New York (State) Justice pour mineurs > Administration > New York (État) Justice pénale > Administration > New York (État) Jeunes délinquants > Droit > New York (État) Délinquance juvénile > New York (État) > Prévention. Crimes violents > New York (État) > Prévention. Droit > Réforme > New York (État) Jeunes délinquants > New York (État) Criminal justice, Administration of. Juvenile delinquency > Prevention. Juvenile delinquents. Juvenile justice, Administration of. Law reform. Violent crimes > Prevention. Jugendkriminalität Jugendstrafrecht Reform Jeugdcriminaliteit. Strafrechtspleging. Rechtshervorming. Juvenile delinquents > Legal status, laws, etc. > New York (State) Jugendkriminalität. Jugendstrafrecht. Reform. New York (State) New York > Staat New York (Staat) Delinquency