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Judging Juveniles

Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts
New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law, Band 5

von: Aaron Kupchik
29,99 €
Verlag:	NYU Press
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	20.11.2006
ISBN/EAN:	9780814749418
Sprache:	englisch

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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 justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs.

Autorenportrait

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, and
Criminal Courts is the winner of the 2007 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Research in Criminology.