Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader
Richard A. Lawrence
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Description for Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader
Paperback. Offers coverage of key concepts, developments, controversial issues, and research in the field of juvenile justice. This title focuses on law enforcement, the court system, correctional responses to juvenile offending, and presents an overview of the causes of delinquency. Series: Sage Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 906.
Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader offers a unique new spin on the core textbook format. Organized like a more traditional juvenile justice text, this Text/Reader is divided into eight sections that contain all the usual topics taught in a juvenile justice course. After a comprehensive overview, each section has an introductory oemini-chapteroe that provides engaging coverage of key concepts, developments, controversial issues, and research in the field. These authored introductions are followed by carefully selected and edited original research articles. The readings were written by juvenile justice experts and often have a policy orientation that will help address student interest in ... Read more
Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader offers a unique new spin on the core textbook format. Organized like a more traditional juvenile justice text, this Text/Reader is divided into eight sections that contain all the usual topics taught in a juvenile justice course. After a comprehensive overview, each section has an introductory oemini-chapteroe that provides engaging coverage of key concepts, developments, controversial issues, and research in the field. These authored introductions are followed by carefully selected and edited original research articles. The readings were written by juvenile justice experts and often have a policy orientation that will help address student interest in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Sage Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Condition
New
Weight
906g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412950367
SKU
V9781412950367
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About Richard A. Lawrence
Richard Lawrence is Professor of Criminal Justice at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He earned a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, M.A. in Psychology at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX and a B.A. in Psychology at Bethel University, St. Paul, MN. He has published two books on school crime and juvenile justice and is ... Read more
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