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BL
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| Record Number
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586520
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b415739
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| Main Entry
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Kupchik, Aaron
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| Title & Author
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Judging juveniles : : prosecuting adolescents in adult and juvenile courts /\ Aaron Kupchik
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: New York University Press,, c2006
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| Series Statement
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New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series
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| Page. NO
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x, 209 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0814747949 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780814747940 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0814747744 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780814747742 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. Introduction : growing up quickly -- 2. Law and context -- 3. The process of prosecuting adolescents : how formal? -- 4. Judging adolescents : what matters? -- 5. Punishment for adolescents : what do they get, and why? -- 6. Children in an adult world -- 7. Putting the genie back in the bottle : lessons for policy -- Appendix. Research methods
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| Abstract
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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 of youthfulness. As a result, adolescents who are transferred to criminal courts are still judged as juveniles. Ultimately, Kupchik makes a compelling argument for the suitability of juvenile courts in treating adolescents. Judging Juveniles suggests that justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs. --Publisher
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| Subject
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Juvenile justice, Administration of-- United States
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- United States
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Juvenile delinquents-- United States
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| LC Classification
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HV9104.K87 2006
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