
Responding to Troubled Youth
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 14. August 1997
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-19-509853-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an overview of the dominant philosophical approaches and practices in handling status offenders - the kinds of youth who habitually resist the control of their parents and schools, who run away from home, who drink and stay out after curfew. The three basic and competing social philosophies in responding to these troubled and troublesome youths are the treatment, deterrence, and normalization rationales. Local community services' response to status offenders in seven cities are investigated to determine whether local practices conform with the ideological thrusts embedded in state legislation.
Reviews / Votes
"Maxson and Klein have done a remarkable job in pinpointing some of the ongoing problems that communities face in dealing with the juvenile status offender."--Choice"Maxson and Klein have done a remarkable job in pinpointing some of the ongoing problems that communities face in dealing with the juvenile status offender."--Choice
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-509853-2 (9780195098532)
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Cheryl L. Maxson | Malcolm W. Klein
Responding to Troubled Youth
E-Book
06/1997
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€28.99
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Persons
Cheryl Maxson has directed research studies on national, state, and local issues. She has written several articles on street gangs, status offenders, police response to juveniles, juvenile justice legislation, drug sales, and community treatment of juvenile offenders.
Malcolm Klein is the author of many books, including The American Street Gang (OUP, 1996). He is the recipient of the Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology and the Tappan Award from the Western Society of Criminology.
Malcolm Klein is the author of many books, including The American Street Gang (OUP, 1996). He is the recipient of the Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology and the Tappan Award from the Western Society of Criminology.
Author
Research Associate Professor, Department of Sociology; Research Associate, Social Science Research InstituteResearch Associate Professor, Department of Sociology; Research Associate, Social Science Research Institute, University of Southern California
Director, Social Science Research Institute, Department of SociologyDirector, Social Science Research Institute, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California