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Justice for girls? stability and change in the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada

Title
Justice for girls? [electronic resource] : stability and change in the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada / Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob ; with a foreword by Franklin E. Zimring.
Author
Sprott, Jane B.
Publication
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Doob, Anthony N.
  • Zimring, Franklin E.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 215 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Justice for girls? (Online)
Alternative Title
Justice for girls? (Online)
Subject
  • Female juvenile delinquents > United States
  • Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States
  • Female juvenile delinquents > Canada
  • Juvenile justice, Administration of > Canada
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Criminal girls and girls in youth justice -- Are sugar and spice really evolving into snips and snails and puppy-dog tails? -- Paternalism and the social control of adolescent girls: juvenile justice reform in the United states -- Paternalism and the social control of adolescent girls: juvenile justice reform in Canada -- The impact of law reform: deinstitutionalization in law and practice in the United States -- The impact of law reform: deinstitutionalization in law and practice in Canada -- Continuity and change in justice for girls -- Appendixes.
LCCN
2009009306
OCLC
ssj0000523693
Author
Sprott, Jane B.
Title
Justice for girls? [electronic resource] : stability and change in the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada / Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob ; with a foreword by Franklin E. Zimring.
Imprint
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Doob, Anthony N.
Zimring, Franklin E.
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