Title: The Young Offenders Act : a revolution in Canadian juvenile justice /
Authors: Leschied, Alan Winfield, 1952-; Jaffe, Peter G.; Willis, Wayne.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Canada.; Juvenile justice, Administration of Canada; Youth Legal status, laws, etc. Canada.; Juvenile delinquents Canada.
Abstract: Topics covered include mental health, learning disability, female delinquency.
Contents: Assessing the needs of young offenders / George A. Awad -- A developmental perspective on antisocial adolescents / P.G.R. Patterson -- Assessment and treatment of mentally disordered young offenders / Christopher D. Webster -- Characteristics and needs of the learning disabled young offender / Carol M. Crealock -- A review of female delinquency / Marge Reitsma-Street -- Regaining equilibrium in the Canadian juvenile justice system / Peter G. Jaffe, Alan W. Leschied, and Wayne Willis.