International handbook on juvenile justice

Author(s)

• Shoemaker, Donald J.

Bibliographic Information

International handbook on juvenile justice

edited by Donald J. Shoemaker

Greenwood Press, 1996

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This first major reference comparing systems of juvenile justice in 19 nations around the world is representative of different principles and policies, customs, and governmental and legal institutions and practices in both industrialized and developing countries. An interdisciplinary team of scholars and legal experts offers a cross-sectional survey of regional, economic, political, and social factors. Some also describe the impact of different societies on the procedures used to handle and rehabilitate juvenile delinquents and define various influences that some countries have had on others. Each expert analyzes the history, formal and informal policies, current issues and problems, and trends and future prospects of juvenile justice in a similar manner, making this truly a comparative survey. Directories of key agencies and periodicals in the various countries and relevant bibliographical data further enrich this major reference. The book is designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, teachers, practitioners, and government officials concerned with criminal justice, corrections, and juvenile delinquency.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Donald J. Shoemaker Australia by John Seymour Brazil by Cesar Barros Leal Canada, English-Speaking by Raymond Corrado and Alan Markwart China, People's Republic by Xin Ren Egypt by Nagwa Hafez England by William Wakefield and David Hirschel France by Reynald Ottenhof and Jean-Francois Renucci, translated by E. Sammann Germany by Nancy T. Wolfe Greece by Vassilika Petoussi and Kalliopi Stavrov Hong Kong by Mark S. Gaylord India by Clayton Hartjen and Sesharajani Kethineni Japan by Ichiro Tanioka and Hiroko Goto Mexico by Ana J. Alvarez, translated by Ionne Vinay Nigeria by S.O.A. Akin Bulumo Philippines by Donald J. Shoemaker and W. Timothy Austin Poland by D. Hab Dobrochna Wojcik Russia by James O. Finckenauer South Africa by Herman Conradie United States by Clemens Bartollas Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA28314224
• ISBN:
  • 031328895X
• LCCN: 95022980
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 327 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV9069
  • DC20 : 364.3/6/0973
  • DC20 : 364.36
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Juvenile corrections -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies
  • FREE : Delinquency