Chasing shadows : confronting juvenile violence in America /

"Chasing Shadows: Confronting Juvenile Violence in America, is a new book that examines issues that are not normally covered in a traditional juvenile justice or delinquency text. This work is an up-to-date, research-based text that focuses on current issues. This work does not attempt to mimic...

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Main Author: Crews, Gordon A.
Other Authors: Montgomery, Reid H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • From Dennis the Menace to Bart Simpson: an overview of juvenile violence in America
  • From South Central to nextdoor: gang and group violence
  • From gum chewing to gun toting: school violence
  • From trick or treat to sacrifice or suicide: occult and satanic practices
  • From lack of discipline to lack of conscience: theories of juvenile violence
  • From family, church, and school to police, courts, and corrections: possible solutions
  • Dusk before the dawn or thunder before the storm? A look at the future.