NCJ Number
40436
Editor(s)
R W WINSLOW
Date Published
1976
Length
281 pages
Annotation
A COMPENDIUM OF JUVENILE JUSTICE READINGS DRAWN FROM PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS, THE US SUPREME COURT DECISION IN RE GAULT, AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS.
Abstract
EACH CHAPER IN THIS TEXT CONTAINS, IN ADDITION TO SELECTED MATERIALS FROM THE NATIONAL COMMISSION REPORTS, AN EDITORIAL SECTION CONTAINING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION SELECTIONS, A SUMMATION OF CRITICISMS MADE ON THE COMMISSION MATERIALS IN QUESTION, AND ADDITIONAL THEORIES AND FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THE COMMISSION REPORTS. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE THE NATURE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, DELINQUENCY TRENDS, ECONOMIC FACTORS IN DELINQUENCY, DELINQUENCY AND THE FAMILY, AND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPLANATIONS OF DELINQUENCY. ALSO EXAMINED ARE POLICE TREATMENT OF JUVENILES, THE JUVENILE COURT, DETENTION, JUVENILE PROBATION AFTERCARE, AND NEW APPROACHES TO TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY....DMC