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Recriminalizing Delinquency: Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Recriminalizing Delinquency: Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Simon I. Singer
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Series | Cambridge Studies in Criminology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:248 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521629201
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Classifications | Dewey:364.36 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
21 Tables, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
13 November 1997 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Recriminalizing Delinquency presents a case study of legislation that redefines previous acts of delinquency as crimes, and delinquents as juvenile offenders. It examines one state's response to violent juvenile crime through waiver legislation that transfers jurisdiction over juveniles from juvenile court to criminal court. It focuses on the creation, implementation, and effects of waiver legislation that lowered the eligible age of criminal responsibility to thirteen for murder and fourteen for other violent offenses.
Reviews"Written as a case study in juvenile justice reform, Recriminalizing Delinquency provides a detailed and insightful account of a controversial legislative enactment, its background, content, intent, and impact...through this ambitious design, Singer has clearly set an agenda for subsequent research that should provide an opportunity for new and important insights to be obtained about the juvenile justice reform process." Troy L. Armstrong, American Journal of Sociology "...this is a book worthy of significant attention. Its instruction in evaluation research and on the triangulation of methods elevates Singer's study, which could serve as a good instructional tool...Policymakers and analysts would be well advised to consult this book." Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Contemporary Sociology
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