Juvenile Justice: The Essentials
- ISBN-10
- 1412970121
- ISBN-13
- 9781412970129
- Series
- Juvenile Justice
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-30
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Authors
- Richard Lawrence, Mario Hesse
Description
This textbook presents an overview of the major subject areas in juvenile justice, with some of the latest research available from books, journal articles, and government documents. It includes special features that engage the reader in thinking critically about the subjects, with practical examples of justice in action, laws, policies, and programs in juvenile justice.
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