A national assessment of serious juvenile crime and the juvenile justice system
Subtitle: the need for a rational response
By: by Charles P. Smith ... [et al.].
Contributors: Smith, Charles P., 1931-; National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Series: Reports of the national juvenile justice assessment centers
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1980
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency -- United States.; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
"April 1980."
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Summary.; title: v. 2. Definition, characteristics of incidents and individuals, and relationship to substance abuse.; title: v. 3. Legislation, jurisdiction, program interventions, and confidentiality of juvenile records.; title: v. 4. Economic impact.