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JUVENILE JUSTICE - A GUIDE TO PRACTICE AND THEORY INSTRUCTOR'S RESOURCE MANUAL

NCJ Number
49454
Author(s)
S M COX; J J CONRAD
Date Published
1978
Length
44 pages
Annotation
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER SUMMARIES OF MAJOR POINTS COVERED IN A TEXT ON JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR PRACTIONERS ARE PRESENTED IN AN INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXT.
Abstract
IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMARIES, THE GUIDE INCLUDES LISTS OF TRUE-FALSE AND MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AS AIDS TO THE INSTRUCTOR FOR PREPARING EXAMINATIONS. DISCUSSION AND ESSAY QUESTIONS AND READING SUGGESTIONS ARE PRESENTED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER IN THE TEXT. THE TEXT AND GUIDE COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: DEFINING AND MEASURING DELINQUENCY; CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS; THEORIES OF CAUSATION; THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF JUVENILE COURT ACTS; JUVENILE JUSTICE PROCEDURES; JUVENILES AND THE POLICE; KEY FIGURES IN JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS; YOUTH SERVICE AGENCIES; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS; AND DISPOSITIONAL ALTERNATIVES IN THE JUVENILE COURT. SEE NCJ-49453 FOR THE TEXT. (LKM)