| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 198 pages : illustrations |
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Critical issues in crime and society series |
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Critical issues in crime and society series
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| Contents |
Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Law; Chapter 2: Explaining Delinquent Acts; Chapter 3: The Global Extent and Distribution of Delinquency; Chapter 4: Forms of Delinquent Behavior; Chapter 5: Justice for Juveniles; Chapter 6: Processing the Offender; Chapter 7: Correcting Juveniles; Chapter 8: Children as Victims; Chapter 9: Some Concluding Observations; References; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Close to half of the world?s population is below the age of criminal jurisdiction in most countries. Many of these young people are living in poverty and under totalitarian regimes. Given their deprived and often abject circumstances, it is not surprising that many of them become involved in crime. In Youth, Crime, and Justice, Clayton A. Hartjen provides a broad overview of juvenile delinquency: how it manifests itself around the world and how societies respond to misconduct among their children. Taking a global, rather than country-specific approach, chapters focus on topics that range from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-192) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- Cross-cultural studies
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Juvenile corrections -- Cross-cultural studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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Juvenile corrections
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Juvenile delinquency
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Jugendkriminalität
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Kulturvergleich
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Jugendkriminalität.
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Jugendstrafrecht.
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Kulturvergleich.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813544977 |
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0813544971 |
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9786611776572 |
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6611776575 |
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