American youth violence [electronic resource] / Franklin E. Zimring.
By: Zimring, Franklin E.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Series: Studies in crime and public policy: Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998Description: xiii, 209 p. : ill.Subject(s): Juvenile delinquency -- Government policy -- United States | Violent crimes -- Government policy -- United States | Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.36/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
Pt. I. Youth Violence in the 1990s. 1. The Perception of a Problem Is a Problem. 2. American Youth Violence - A Profile. 3. A Youth Violence Epidemic: Myth or Reality? 4. The Case of the Terrifying Toddlers -- Pt. II. Legal Policy Toward Youth Violence. 5. Some Basic Principles. 6. Firearms Policy for the Young. 7. "That Malice Which Is to Supply Age": Standards for Transfer to Criminal Court. 8. Adolescents Who Kill -- Pt. III. Two Larger Contexts. 9. Youth Violence and the Future of the Juvenile Court. 10. Youth Violence and Youth Policy.
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