Zimring, Franklin E.

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.


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Juvenile delinquency--Government policy--United States.
Violent crimes--Government policy--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.


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