Judging children as children: a proposal for a juvenile justice system

At a time when America's court system increasingly tries juvenile offenders as adults, the author draws directly from his experience as the founding judge of a special juvenile court to propose a new approach to dealing with youthful offenders. Its guiding principles, clearly laid out in this b...

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Main Author: Corriero, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. Temple Univ Press 2006
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:At a time when America's court system increasingly tries juvenile offenders as adults, the author draws directly from his experience as the founding judge of a special juvenile court to propose a new approach to dealing with youthful offenders. Its guiding principles, clearly laid out in this book, are that children are developmentally different from adults and that a judge can be a formidable force in shaping the lives of children who appear in court. This book makes a compelling argument for a better system of justice that recognizes the mental, emotional, and physical abilities of young people and provides them with an opportunity to be rehabilitated as productive members of society instead of being locked up in prisons.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [184] - 203) and index
Physical Description:XIX, 212 S. 22 cm
ISBN:1592131689
1592131697
9781592131686