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Balancing Juvenile Justice (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Balancing Juvenile Justice (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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The juvenile justice system in the United States has become a
detrimental rather than a remedial experience, one that often
reinforces youths' defiance of authority. Trying juveniles as
adults, overcrowding juvenile detention facilities, and other
factors have led to the deterioration of a system whose original
intent was to protect immature youngsters who might get arrested
for truancy or joyriding. The present system is ill equipped to
cope with today's children who may be arrested for violent crimes
such as rape and murder. This has led to an intense pessimism.
Balancing Juvenile Justice, now in an expanded, revised edition, is
a comprehensive discussion of the primary considerations
policymakers should use in striking a balance between holding
youths responsible for past behavior, and providing services and
opportunities so that their future behavior will be guided by
constructive, rather than destructive, forces.The topics covered
include: trends in philosophy and politics; a review of state and
local reforms in juvenile justice; the changing role of the
juvenile court; development of a balanced continuum of correctional
programs; and strategies for reform. The authors emphasize that
while juvenile offenders should pay for their crimes, it is equally
urgent to realize that adult neglect, abuse, rescinding needed
resources, and stigmatizing of youth will only ensure that crime
and criminal justice become permanent distinguishing features of
the United States.This new edition of Balancing Juvenile Justice
will be compelling reading for sociologists, criminologists,
juvenile justice practitioners, and policymakers.
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