Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts

by Aaron Kupchik

Book Overview

2007 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award presented by the American Society of Criminology
2007 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Research in Criminology
By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal (adult) courts, Aaron Kupchik finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with our cultural understandings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814747744
• ISBN13: 9780814747742
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"