Juvenile justice; a guide to theory, policy, and practice, 6th ed.9781412951333 Juvenile justice; a guide to theory, policy, and practice, 6th ed. Ed. by Steven M. Cox et al. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2008 417 pages $59.95 Paperback HV9104 Briefer than most juvenile justice books, this text, now in a two-color design, examines the interrelationships among theory, policy, and practice in the field. For this sixth edition, Cox (law enforcement and justice administration, Western Illinois University For another university which uses the abbreviation "WIU", see Webber International University Athletics
Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial Act. The text can be used in undergraduate courses in departments of criminal justice, criminology criminology, the study of crime, society's response to it, and its prevention, including examination of the environmental, hereditary, or psychological causes of crime, modes of criminal investigation and conviction, and the efficacy of punishment or correction (see , and sociology. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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