Juvenile Justice (eBook, PDF)

International Perspectives, Models and Trends
Redaktion: Winterdyk, John A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A comparative analysis of juvenile justice systems, this book features the contributions of international experts. Topics include the history of juvenile justice, the nature and status of delinquency, and how well current legislation complies with the Standard Minimum Rules of the Administration of Juvenile Justice as defined by the UN. The book also discusses age limits for juvenile offenders, legal and social issues, and theoretical considerations. It enables readers to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of different juvenile justice models and to examine all countries in light of the larger international phenomena of delinquency.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466579682
• Artikelnr.: 57081491

Autorenporträt

John Winterdyk has authored/edited over 25 textbooks, many of which have been international and/or comparative in nature. He has also published a wide range of articles in a number of international journals and been invited to guest edited several others on such topics as human trafficking and genocide. He is a member of a number of international associations and has held various visiting and adjunct positions internationally. In addition to juvenile justice, John's current research interests include human trafficking, identity theft, crime prevention, and justice reform. .

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Juvenile Justice in the International Arena. Of Justice and
Juveniles in Austria: Achievements and Challenges. Youth Justice and Youth
Crime in Australia. Administration of Juvenile Justice in Brazil: Recent
Advances and Remaining Challenges. Juvenile Justice and Young Offenders: A
Canadian Overview. China's Juvenile Justice: A System in Transition. The
Iranian Juvenile Criminal Justice System: An Overview. Juvenile Justice and
Juvenile Crime: An Overview of Japan. Child Justice in Namibia: Back to
Square One? Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Crime in the Netherlands. The
Scottish Juvenile Justice System: Policy and Practice. Juvenile Justice in
Slovakia. South Africa's New Child Justice System. Juvenile Justice:
England and Wales. Juvenile Justice in the United States. Index.