Understanding juvenile law
By: Martin R. Gardner, Steinhart Foundation Professor of Law, University of Nebraska, College of Law
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: LexisNexis; LEXISNEXIS
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780769891231; 9780769891712
Subjects: Administration of Juvenile justice; Children; Legal status, laws; Minors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Minority as a legal status; title: The rights of juveniles; title: The child and the family; title: Child abuse; title: Private law issues outside the family; title: Constitutional rights; title: The juvenile court movement; title: Jurisdiction; title: The pre-adjudication process; title: Adjudication; title: Dispositions; title: The future of the juvenile justice system.