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Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts
Aaron Kupchik
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Description for Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts
Paperback. By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal courts, this work finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with out cultural understandings of youthfulness. It suggests that justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ2; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
2007 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award presented by the American Society of Criminology
2007 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Research in Criminology
By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal (adult) courts, Aaron Kupchik finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with our cultural understandings of youthfulness. As a result, adolescents who are transferred to criminal courts are still judged as juveniles. Ultimately, Kupchik makes a compelling argument for the suitability of juvenile courts in treating adolescents. Judging Juveniles suggests that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814747742
SKU
V9780814747742
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About Aaron Kupchik
Aaron Kupchik is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. He is the author of many books including Homeroom Security: School Discipline in an Age of Fear and The Real School Safety Problem: The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment. His book Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts is the winner of the ... Read more
Reviews for Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts
"In this important, clearly written and well-researched book, he argues that treating juveniles as adults conflicts with cultural ideas about youthfulness, resulting in an ambivalent and contradictory response by the court."
Jamie J. Fader,University of Pennsylvania "An extremely well written book that will make an important and unique contribution."
Richard E. Redding,co-editor of Juvenile Delinquency: Prevention, Assessment, and ... Read more
Jamie J. Fader,University of Pennsylvania "An extremely well written book that will make an important and unique contribution."
Richard E. Redding,co-editor of Juvenile Delinquency: Prevention, Assessment, and ... Read more