Bibliograph

Kids who commit adult crimes, serious criminality by juvenile offenders, R. Barri Flowers

Type

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Kids who commit adult crimes, serious criminality by juvenile offenders, R. Barri Flowers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-221) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kids who commit adult crimes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47785587

Responsibility statement

R. Barri Flowers

Series statement

Haworth criminal justice, forensic behavioral sciences & offender rehabilitation

Sub title

serious criminality by juvenile offenders

Table Of Contents

Pt 1. Exploring juvenile crime. The magnitude of juvenile crime -- Youth and violence -- Kids, drugs, and crime -- School crime and violence -- Youth gangs, criminality, and violence -- Dating violence -- Family violence -- pt. 2. Explaining juvenile crime. Biological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Psychological perspectives on delinquency -- Sociological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Intrafamilial causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency -- pt. 3. Juvenile crime and the justice system. The police and juvenile criminals -- Juvenile offenders and the juvenile and adult courts -- Juveniles in custody and confinement -- pt. 4. Responding to juvenile delinquency and criminality. Prevention and control of juvenile crime

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