American youth violence [electronic resource] /
Franklin E. Zimring.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- xiii, 209 p. : ill.
- Studies in crime and public policy .
- Studies in crime and public policy. .
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Juvenile delinquency--Government policy--United States. Violent crimes--Government policy--United States. Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.