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Assessing the Youthful Offender
Hoge, Robert D.; Andrews, D. A.
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Description for Assessing the Youthful Offender
paperback. Educates individuals working within the youth justice system of the usefulness and limitations of psychological assessments in the processing of youthful offenders. The authors favor a child welfare and rehabilitative approach. It closes with extensive recommendations and appendices listing instruments, procedures, and resources. Series: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology Library. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ2; JMC; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 520.
Our society's preoccupation with crime and fear of crime appears to have shifted its focus to the juvenile offender. Both electronic and print media continuously warn us that juvenile offenders are increasingly younger and more virulent. The demographics of our population suggest that there will only be more juvenile offenders to fear in the near future. All of these concerns arise in a social climate that is characterized by an ever increasing demand for stronger retributive measures against the offender. The belief that only harsh justice will protect us from the ravages of juveniles has become dominant. Increasingly, perceptions and ... Read more
Our society's preoccupation with crime and fear of crime appears to have shifted its focus to the juvenile offender. Both electronic and print media continuously warn us that juvenile offenders are increasingly younger and more virulent. The demographics of our population suggest that there will only be more juvenile offenders to fear in the near future. All of these concerns arise in a social climate that is characterized by an ever increasing demand for stronger retributive measures against the offender. The belief that only harsh justice will protect us from the ravages of juveniles has become dominant. Increasingly, perceptions and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Series
Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology Library
Number of Pages
139
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306454677
SKU
V9780306454677
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Reviews for Assessing the Youthful Offender
`...the book lies in its clear outline of the differentiation between models of juvenile justice and the implications of the different models for the offender. The summary of the diagnostics tools available to the forensic decision maker is also extremely useful. However, the most impressive contribution of this book is in the excellent tables which ... Read more