Securing our children's future : new approaches to juvenile justice and youth violence /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2002.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 444 pages)
Language:English
Subject:Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention.
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
Problem youth -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Public Policy / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
LAW -- Criminal Law -- Juvenile Offenders.
Juvenile delinquency -- Prevention.
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Problem youth -- Rehabilitation.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11127448
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Other authors / contributors:Katzmann, Gary S.
ISBN:0815706472
9780815706472
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:Annotation A nation of great resources, the United States is confronted all too often with headlines about shootings in schools and with the unsettling reality that homicide rates for juveniles far exceed that of other industrialized nations. The challenge of reducing youth violence has prompted a flurry of commentary, legislative activity, and scholarly studies -- much of it skewed by lurid pronouncements, alarmist sentiments, and misleading categorizations. Focusing on the role of institutions in combating youth violence, this volume seeks to reflect its complex and multidimensional character. Copublished by the Governance Institute and the Brookings Institution, the book brings together a wide range of skilled professionals and academics across disciplines to focus on the coordination and implementation of youth anti-violence strategies. The work redefines the way we think institutionally about youth violence and collaborative initiatives, providing a pragmatic roadmap for constructive change. The essays constitute a new framework to guide key players in the juvenile justice system: prosecutors, the defense bar, the courts, correction and probation departments, faith-based institutions, schools, the media, nonprofit institutions, and the private sector.
Other form:Print version: Securing our children's future. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2002 0815706065 0815706057