American Youth Violence

Zusatztext Zimring's book offers a clear and concise analysis of the problem of contemporary youth crime that both debunks myths and points a way forward for future research. Klappentext This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring! one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime! scrutinizes criminal statistics and demographic trends in order to authoritatively address public worries. The result t is a thorough debunking of Congressional predictions of "a coming storm of juvenile violence" and the half-baked policy proposals that accompany such warnings. Zusammenfassung This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinizes criminal statistics and demographic trends in order to authoritatively address public worries. The result is a thorough debunking of Congressional predictions of "a coming storm of juvenile violence" and the half-baked policy proposals that accompany such warnings. The book sets forth comprehensive and dispassionate analyses of three key areas of youth violence policy: adolescent firearms possession and use, standards for transfer from juvenile to criminal court jurisdiction, and legal sanctions for adolescents who kill. Throughout American Youth Violence, the core issues of youth violence in the 1990s are examined with an unprecedented degree of analytic rigour. Zimring also offers an appropriate set of responses to youth violence that are consistent with a positive future for the juvenile court and for American youth.

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• Authors: Franklin E. Zimring, Franklin E. (William F. Simon Professor o Zimring, Franklin E. (William F. Simon Professor of Law; Director Zimring
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780195121452
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512145-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy; Studies in Crime and Public Po; Studies in Crime and Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, United States of America, USA, Violence in society, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents, Juvenile offenders, Violence and abuse in society