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Adolescents, Rapid Social Change, and the Law
Roger J. R. . Ed(S): Levesque
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Description for Adolescents, Rapid Social Change, and the Law
Hardback. Editor(s): Levesque, Roger J. R. Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JNF; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
This book reviews broad social changes affecting youth development and the inconsistency of the legal system in updating its approach to adolescents’ rights. Legal experts examine current adolescent protections and offer research-based proposals for revising laws that underserve or criminalize youth under the rubric of protection. Focusing on the key areas of technology and media, education, and personal relationships, chapters discuss legal responses to a range of challenges impacting young people, including sexual exploitation, the right to privacy, military family issues, and the school-to-prison pipeline. The book’s nuanced concept of legal protection credits youth with greater competence than currently afforded, ... Read more
This book reviews broad social changes affecting youth development and the inconsistency of the legal system in updating its approach to adolescents’ rights. Legal experts examine current adolescent protections and offer research-based proposals for revising laws that underserve or criminalize youth under the rubric of protection. Focusing on the key areas of technology and media, education, and personal relationships, chapters discuss legal responses to a range of challenges impacting young people, including sexual exploitation, the right to privacy, military family issues, and the school-to-prison pipeline. The book’s nuanced concept of legal protection credits youth with greater competence than currently afforded, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319415338
SKU
V9783319415338
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About Roger J. R. . Ed(S): Levesque
Roger J. R. Levesque, JD, PhD, is a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University and Maurer School of Law. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence as well as the New Criminal Law Review and Adolescent Research Review. He is an award-winning author of over a dozen books, most recently Adolescents, Discrimination, ... Read more
Reviews for Adolescents, Rapid Social Change, and the Law
“This book is dedicated to helping families, guardians, friends, and mentors of young people help those same young people navigate through social changes. … Many of the principles present are good and can be implemented under God.” (Justin Dilliplane, Resolved for Christ, resolvedfc.blogspot.de, February, 2018)