Recriminalizing Delinquency: Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Recriminalizing Delinquency: Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Simon I. Singer
SeriesCambridge Studies in Criminology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:248
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521629201
ClassificationsDewey:364.36
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 21 Tables, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 November 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

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