Juvenile Justice
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4665-7967-5 (ISBN)
The book begins with a comprehensive overview of the topic and the various international standards and guidelines designed to inform juvenile justice practices. This introduction is followed by chapters on individual countries covered independently by resident experts, allowing readers to appreciate a range of comparisons and to critically reflect on the relative merits of the different models. Topics presented in each chapter include:
The country’s history of juvenile justice
The nature and status of delinquency
Current legislation on juvenile justice
How well the legislation complies with the Standard Minimum Rules of the Administration of Juvenile Justice as defined by the United Nations
The type of juvenile justice model followed
Age limits for male and female juvenile offenders
Legal and social issues confronting juvenile offenders
Current theoretical biases used to explain and justify response to delinquency
Future issues, challenges, and/or initiatives
Text boxes supply current and relevant examples to contextualize key issues and themes. Each chapter features discussion questions and helpful web links to facilitate further research. Presented in an unbiased manner, the book is a consolidated yet comprehensive overview of juvenile justice models and practices worldwide. It enables readers to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of different juvenile justice models/systems and to evaluate all countries in light of the larger international phenomena of delinquency.
John Winterdyk has authored/edited over 25 textbooks, many of which have been international and/or comparative in nature. He has also published a wide range of articles in a number of international journals and been invited to guest edited several others on such topics as human trafficking and genocide. He is a member of a number of international associations and has held various visiting and adjunct positions internationally. In addition to juvenile justice, John’s current research interests include human trafficking, identity theft, crime prevention, and justice reform. .
Introduction: Juvenile Justice in the International Arena. Of Justice and Juveniles in Austria: Achievements and Challenges. Youth Justice and Youth Crime in Australia. Administration of Juvenile Justice in Brazil: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges. Juvenile Justice and Young Offenders: A Canadian Overview. China’s Juvenile Justice: A System in Transition. The Iranian Juvenile Criminal Justice System: An Overview. Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Crime: An Overview of Japan. Child Justice in Namibia: Back to Square One? Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Crime in the Netherlands. The Scottish Juvenile Justice System: Policy and Practice. Juvenile Justice in Slovakia. South Africa’s New Child Justice System. Juvenile Justice: England and Wales. Juvenile Justice in the United States. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2014 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 46 Tables, black and white; 49 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 907 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4665-7967-6 / 1466579676 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4665-7967-5 / 9781466579675 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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