Judging Delinquents

Context and Process in Juvenile Court

Robert M. Emerson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

308 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-52666-2 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

Describes some critical aspects of the functioning of the juvenile court, an institution charged with judging and treating delinquents. This book analyzes the nature of the court operation, the handling of delinquents, and the court's functions in relation to the wider social and legal system. It reflects two distinct sociological heritages.

Juvenile court has elicited the interest and criticism of lawyers, social workers, and criminologists, but less attention from sociologists. This book adds to growing sociological literature on the operations of legal institutions. It describes some critical aspects of the functioning of the juvenile court, an institution charged with judging and treating delinquents. To this end, it analyzes the nature of the court operation, the handling of delinquents, and the court's functions in relation to the wider social and legal system.

Robert M. Emerson

PART I. The Dilemmas of Treatment, 1. The Setting and Structure of the Juvenile Court, 2. Relations with Political and Enforcement Agencies, 3. Relations with Treatment Resources, PART II. Case Management and Moral Character, 4. The Framework of Court Categorization: Trouble and Moral Character, 5. The Dynamics of Categorization: Establishing Moral Character, 6. The Dynamics of Categorization: Defensive Strategies, 7. Courtroom Ceremony and Interaction, PART III. The Dilemmas of Authority, 8. Character and Probationary Control, 9. Character and the Court Practice of Psychiatry, 10. Conclusion, APPENDIX, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

Erscheinungsdatum	16.02.2018
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-52666-5 / 1138526665
ISBN-13	978-1-138-52666-2 / 9781138526662
Zustand	Neuware