| Description |
197 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / James Q. Wilson -- 1. Predicting Persistent Young Offenders / David P. Farrington -- 2. Youth Violence and the Backgrounds of Chronic Violent Offenders / Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Maureen A. Henneberg -- 3. The New Political Consensus on Youth Justice in Britain / Andrew Rutherford -- 4. Juvenile Justice Professionals: Opponents of Reform / Ralph A. Rossum -- 5. Common Sense and Juvenile Justice in America / Edwin Meese III -- 6. Law, Morality and the Common Good / Jonathan Sacks -- 7. Juvenile Probation on the Eve of the Next Millennium / Ronald P. Corbett, Jr. -- 8. The Center of Concern: Crime and the Family / Patricia Morgan -- 9. Reducing Delinquency by Improving Character / Jinney S. Smith -- Afterword: How Can Young Men Learn Virtue? / Mary Tuck |
| Summary |
"After two boys killed the toddler James Bulger in England in 1993, the Institute of United States Studies hosted a conference where British and American academics, opinion leaders, and policy-makers dissected the delinquency crisis in the two countries. This volume, which grew out of that conference, argues that the juvenile justice systems of both countries are not only failing to solve the crisis, but are exacerbating it because of inattention to the importance of character - or lack thereof - in causing delinquency. However, rather than suggesting government can do little to tackle one of the root causes of delinquency, this volume describes promising experimentation occurring in both countries, in schools and correctional settings, to improve character, as well as explaining how government can help the most influential character-shaping institution - the family - raise the next generation well."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Papers presented at a conference held at the Institute of United States studies, University of London |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
McDowell, Gary L., 1949-
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Smith, Jinney S., 1971-
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| LC no. |
98043701 |
| ISBN |
0312222041 (cloth) |
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