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Book SynopsisAn unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together original contributions from some of the world''s leading voices.
While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other justice systems around the world and how adults are treated, juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law throughout the world is less often studied. This important volume fills a large gap in the study of juvenile justice by providing an unprecedented comparison of criminal justice and juvenile justice systems across the world, looking for points of comparison and policy variance that can lead to positive change in the United States.
Distinguished criminology scholars Franklin Zimring, Máximo Langer, and David Tanenhaus, and the contributors cover countries from Western Europe to rising powers like China, India, and countries in Latin America. The book discusses important issues such as t
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Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective successfully makes the point that an adequate understanding of youth justice requires the multiple comparisonsto adult systems, to other systems, to social policiescontained in this volume. It is an impressive contribution to the field. -- Anthony Doob,co-author of Justice for Girls?
This book is a major contribution to the literature on juvenile justice. Editors Franklin E. Zimring, Máximo Langer, and David S. Tanenhausall of whom are leading voices in the field of juvenile justicehave gathered together other top scholars from around the world to present a compelling transnational perspective.They examine reform efforts in China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and South Korea.In doing so, they provide a brilliant synthesis of juvenile justice reform efforts across the globe, enabling readers to appreciate why a commitment to a separate system of juvenile justice is universal. -- Martin Guggenheim,author of What’s Wrong with Children’s Rights
With chapters on China, India, Latin America, Africa, and beyond, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective is truly global in a way that no previous work has been. Besides being a hugely useful resource, though, the book also triggers important theoretical debates on the purpose and lasting value of separate systems of juvenile justice internationally. It should be widely read. -- Shadd Maruna,author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives
This book is a valuable resource for academic courses designed to compare and contrast juvenile justice systems and gain an appreciation of how different cultures approach juvenile justice. * Juvenile Justice Exchange *
Provides significant details and insight into worldwide juvenile justice systems that are not well documented in previous literature. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *
Table of Contents
Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus Part I. The Legacy of the 1990s 5 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale 7 Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s 37 Franklin E. Zimring Part II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 53 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders 55 Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality 94 Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy 120 James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants 130 David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality 149 James B. Jacobs vi " Contents 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures 169 Franklin E. Zimring Part III. Making Change Happen 187 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain 189 Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms 216 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus About the Contributors 235 Index 239
