Youth, Crime, and Justice : : A Global Inquiry /

Youth, Crime, and Justice : : A Global Inquiry / / Clayton A Hartjen.

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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....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Hartjen, Clayton A,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Law
  • 2. Explaining Delinquent Acts
  • 3. The Global Extent and Distribution of Delinquency
  • 4. Forms of Delinquent Behavior
  • 5. Justice for Juveniles
  • 6. Processing the Offender
  • 7. Correcting Juveniles
  • 8. Children as Victims
  • 9. Some Concluding Observations 161
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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