Thoroughly referenced and comprehensive in scope, the juvenile justice system: delinquency, processing, and the law provides readers with a complete overview of all phases of the juvenile justice system. In-depth treatment of the mechanisms, procedures, punishments, and sanctions are reinforced by the author's extensive use of case studies. The book compares the juvenile justice system in the united states with the juvenile justice systems of japan, norway, the soviet union, and great britain, as well as our own criminal justice system to provide students with a unique perspective.

The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law

Dean John Champion

Rules & Procedures

Macmillan USA

This book provides a complete, in-depth overview of all phases of the contemporary juvenile justice system. It examines the nature of delinquency, classifications of juvenile offenders, alternative explanations for juvenile misconduct, juvenile courts and juvenile rights, and corrections. Chapter topics include: measuring delinquency: types of offenders and trends; intake and preadjudicatory processing; prosecutorial decision making; nominal sanctions - warnings, diversion, and alternative dispute resolution; probation and intermediate punishments; and custodial sanctions and parole. For anyone interested in the United States criminal justice system as it relates to our country's youth.

The Juvenile Justice System: Deliquency, Processing and the Law (3rd Edition)

Criminal Law

Prentice Hall College Div.

A textbook for undergraduate students on the punishment phase of the criminal justice system. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Details elements of the US corrections system for beginning students. Treatment is reader friendly, but layout is austere, with no illustrations or boxes. Part I examines the history of US corrections and overviews the criminal justice and sentencing systems. Correctional alternatives are examined,

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3e is about how to do research and investigate various types of research questions that arise in criminology and criminal justice. A complete discussion of research ethics–including ethical issues relating to the Nuremberg Code, research sponsorship, rights of human subjects and deception — helps readers understand their ethical responsibilities as researchers. This book explores the entire criminal justices and criminology research process from beginning to end including: sampling procedures; data collection techniques; measurement, validity and reliability issues; the role of ethics in the research process; and writing and documenting research papers. Presents a practical guide for conducting research in criminal justice and criminology careers.

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology

Sociology

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology (University of Phoenix Special Edition Series)

Pearson/Custom Publishing

Outstanding Features of the Champion book: Extensive discussion of latest adjudication and disposition options for juveniles, including blended sentencing statutes; comprehensive discussion of transfers/waivers of juveniles to criminal courts; updated discussion of the legal rights of juveniles; examination of the death penalty for juveniles and the numerous issues associated with this controversial subject; comprehensive description of probation and parole programs for juvenile offenders, including probation and parole revocation proceedings; interesting and current boxes that complement text material, featuring juvenile vignettes under a variety of juvenile justice circumstances; discussion of court unification and the continuing debate over juvenile courts as due process or traditional mechanisms; extensive comparison of juvenile justice system with criminal justice system, including interfacing procedures; discussion of community and conditional programs for juvenile offenders, including intensive supervised probation/parole, electronic monitoring, home confinement, victim restitution, and community service; and ancillaries include test bank, comprehensive glossary, and bibliography.

Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, & the Law

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The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law

The Juvenile Justice System: Deliquency, Processing and the Law (3rd Edition)

Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective

Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology (University of Phoenix Special Edition Series)

Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, & the Law