Michael D. Grimes

Patching Up the Cracks

A Case Study of Juvenile Court Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

In Patching Up the Cracks sociologist Michael D. Grimes conducts a case study of the dependency portion of a "troubled" juvenile court. His study uncovers the importance of the larger institutional and social environment that surrounds the court-both its day-to-day operations and its capacity to adequately serve the needs of its clients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780739108970
• ISBN-10: 0739108972
• Artikelnr.: 30980737

Autorenporträt

Michael D. Grimes is Professor of Sociology at Louisana State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Children's Rights
the Juvenile Court
and Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter 2 Juvenile Justice in America
Juvenile Court Reform
and the Analytical Framework for the Study Chapter 3 The Study's Setting
Its Stimulus
and the Research Design Chapter 4 Context One: The Social and Institutional Environment of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Chapter 5 Context Two: The Perspectives of Key Stakeholders about the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 6 Tasks One and Two: Remidy Crafting
Implementation
and Institutionalization Chapter 7 Tasks Three through Nine: Remidy Crafting
Implementation
and Institutionalization Chapter 8 An Examination of the Outcomes of the NOCTA Initiative Chapter 9 Summary
Recommendations
and Conclusions