| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Crime and Public Policy |
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Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Contents |
Introduction; Part I: Youth Violence in the 1990s; one: The Perception of a Problem Is a Problem; two: American Youth Violence-A Profile; three: A Youth Violence Epidemic: Myth or Reality?; four: The Case of the Terrifying Toddlers; Part II: Legal Policy Toward Youth Violence; five: Some Basic Principles; six: Firearms Policy for the Young; seven: ""That Malice Which Is to Supply Age"": Standards for Transfer to Criminal Court; eight: Adolescents Who Kill; Part III: Two Larger Contexts; nine: Youth Violence and the Future of the Juvenile Court; ten: Youth Violence and Youth Policy |
| Summary |
This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinized criminal statistics and demographic trends. The result is a thorough debunking of Congressional predictions of ""a coming storm of juvenile violence"" and the half-baked policy proposals that accompany such warnings. The book sets forth comprehensive and dispassionate analyses of three key areas of youth violence policy: adolescent firearms possession and use, standards for transf |
| Bibliography |
ReferencesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy -- United States
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Violent crimes -- Government policy -- United States
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States
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Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy
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Juvenile justice, Administration of
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Violent crimes -- Government policy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195352900 |
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0195352904 |
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