Description
| Product ID: | 9780202361635 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Judging Delinquents |
| Subtitle: | Context and Process in Juvenile Court |
| Authors: | Author: Robert M. Emerson |
| Page Count: | 308 |
| Subjects: | Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Juvenile offenders, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Juvenile offenders, Courts & procedure |
| Description: | Describes some critical aspects of the functioning of the juvenile court, an institution charged with judging and treating delinquents. This book analyzes the nature of the court operation, the handling of delinquents, and the court's functions in relation to the wider social and legal system. It reflects two distinct sociological heritages. Juvenile court has elicited the interest and criticism of lawyers, social workers, and criminologists, but less attention from sociologists. This book adds to growing sociological literature on the operations of legal institutions. It describes some critical aspects of the functioning of the juvenile court, an institution charged with judging and treating delinquents. To this end, it analyzes the nature of the court operation, the handling of delinquents, and the court''s functions in relation to the wider social and legal system. |
| Imprint Name: | AldineTransaction |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-11-30 |
