Suchergebnisse

A brief historical overview of juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency -- Trends in American youth crime -- Scaling up from juvenile court records to offenses committed -- Reforming juvenile justice through comprehensive community planning -- Effectiveness of early crime prevention -- From risk identification to risk management : a comprehensive strategy for young children engaging in antisocial behavior -- The power of education in juvenile justice -- Effective programs to reduce school bullying -- Developmental pathways and life trajectories of delinquency -- Family influences on delinquency -- The late modern world of adolescence and sociological theories of delinquency -- Screening and assessment of mental health disorders and risk of re-offending among juvenile offenders -- Youth suicide in juvenile justice settings : prevention through empirically based assessment and crisis intervention -- Police responses to criminal and juvenile justice in the 21st century -- State-of-the-art juvenile detention : in search of a new normal -- Therapeutic jurisprudence and juvenile court -- Innovative justice for youth with mental health and substance use disorders : juvenile drug and mental health courts

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Young Offender -- 2 Pressure for Reform -- 3 The Dream Fades -- 4 New Horizons? -- 5 The Road to Kilbrandon -- Notes -- References -- Index

This book provides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States. In paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this - based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation - the book provides an unrivalled view of restorative justice conferencing in practice.