Juvenile Justice in the Making

by David Spinoza Tanenhaus and David S. Tanenhaus

Book Overview

"Tried as an adult." The phrase rings with increasing frequency through America's courtrooms. In Michigan, an 11-year-old is charged with first-degree homicide in the shooting death of a playmate. A mentally disabled boy in Florida faces armed robbery and extortion charges that could bring 30 years in prison for stealing $2 worth of food. Faith in childhood, and its corollary that separate courts are required for children because they are developmentally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195160452
• ISBN13: 9780195160451
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"