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Juvenile justice & youth violence / author, James C. Howell.

Title
Juvenile justice & youth violence / author, James C. Howell.
Author
Howell, James C.
Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997.

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x, 251 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Summary
Topics covered include reform movements, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (U.S.), youth gangs, homicides, drug trafficking, program evaluation, strategic planning.
Alternative Title
Juvenile justice and youth violence.
Subject
  • Juvenile delinquency > United States
  • Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States
  • Violent crimes > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-242) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Juvenile reform movements -- Landmark federal legislation -- Who's to blame for violent crime? -- Juvenile delinquency trends and juvenile justice system responses -- Removing juveniles from the juvenile justice system -- Youth gang homicides, drug trafficking, and program interventions -- Risk factors for youth violence -- The case for developmental criminology -- A comprehensive strategy -- Conclusion: return to rationality -- Appendix: A comprehensive strategy for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders.
ISBN
0761903739 (cloth)
LCCN
^^^97004673^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library