Bad Kids
Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:4th Mar '99
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Written by a leading scholar of juvenile justice, this book examines the social and legal changes that have transformed the juvenile court in the last three decades from a nominally rehabilitative welfare agency into a scaled-down criminal court for young offenders. It explores the complex relationship between race and youth crime to explain both the Supreme Court decisions to provide delinquents with procedural justice and the more recent political impetus to "get tough" on young offenders. This provocative book will be necessary reading for criminal and juvenile justice scholars, sociologists, legislators, and juvenile justice personnel.
Feld presents what is perhaps the most coherent and thorough review and analysis of the literature on American juvenile justice * Punishment and Society 2(4) *
Barry Feld's stand on reforming juvenile justice will surely be controversial, but his reasoning is clear, and his position is well argued. * Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, University of Missouri - St. Louis *
ISBN: 9780195097870
Dimensions: 234mm x 155mm x 31mm
Weight: 680g
392 pages