Juvenile crime
By: Heidi Watkins, book editor
Series: Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780737749557
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Juvenile crime is declining / Charles Puzzanchera; title: Urban gun violence is an increasing part of juvenile crime / John Buntin; title: Gang violence involving girls in increasing / Nancy Macdonald; title: Violence in girls is not increasing but still warrants special attention / Margaret A. Zahn,...[et al.]; title: Potential juvenile offenders should receive early intervention / Christine Siefried; title: Many juvenile offenders need longer sentences in juvenile facilities / Julie Bykowicz; title: Some juvenile detention centers rely too much on force / Irene Jay Liu; title: Incarceration is not the answer for juvenile offenders with behavioral health disorders / Diana Mahoney; title: An adult life sentence without parole is appropriate for some juvenile offenders / Matthew T. Mangino; title: A life sentence without parole is not appropriate for juvenile offenders / Human Rights Watch; title: A restorative justice system yields positive results / David J. Hines; title: Teen courts yield positive results / Ritchie Eppink and Scott Peterson.