Juvenile crime, juvenile justice / Joan McCord, Cathy Spatz Widom, and Nancy A. Crowell, editors.

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty, social disadvantage, and the pitf...

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Other Authors: McCord, Joan, Widom, Cathy Spatz, 1945-, Crowell, Nancy A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001.
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