Delinquency and justice : a cultural perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Jackson, Mary S. |
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| Imprint: | Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, c2003. |
| Description: | xii, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4774212 |
| Summary: | Delinquency and Justice: A Cultural Perspective takes a humanistic perspective and offers insights about the cultures at work within the juvenile justice system. This book provides knowledge of issues, policies, and rationales of the juvenile court essential for anyone working in the criminal justice field. Entire chapters are devoted to gender and ethnicity; other chapters include coverage of religion, policy, and international juvenile justice. For anyone interested criminal justice, social workers, lawyers, sociologists. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-416) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0801333075 |
