Rethinking juvenile justice
By: Elizabeth S. Scott and Laurence Steinberg.
Contributors: Steinberg, Laurence D., 1952-
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780674030862
Subjects: Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the challenge of Lionel Tate; title: The science of adolescent development and teens? involvement in crime; title: Regulating children in American law : the state as parent and protector; title: Why crime is different; title: Immaturity and mitigation; title: Developmental competence and the adjudication of juveniles; title: Social welfare and juvenile crime regulation; title: The developmental model and juvenile justice policy for the twenty-first century; title: Is society ready for juvenile justice reform?.