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By James Howell ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- P.o.angl. 576 f

Enth. außerdem u.a.: Great Britain / Parliament: Declaratio senatus populique regni in parlamento Anglicano congregati causarum propter quas haud pridem abhinc ad extrema descenderint. Declaratio senatus populique regni in parlamento Anglicano congregati causarum propter quas haud pridem abhinc ad extrema descenderint ; VD17-Nummer 2019 maschinell ergänzt ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Brit. 295 d

This book contains a history of the origins of youth gangs and the transformation of these into street gangs that often are connected to prison gangs in large American cities. Importantly, the street gang problem has not decreased in seriousness in the past decade even though the U.S. has seen a sharp drop in violent crime.

Comprehensive and detailed, this book provides information on: the history of the United States' response to juvenile delinquency; the increasing seriousness of the problem; and the public policies available to deal with it. James C Howell cites the pressing need for a clearer understanding of the risk factors for youth violence. Long-term solutions such as the development of more effective prevention programmes, better-matched offender//treatment programmes, and a more cost effective juvenile justice system are also discussed. Extensive figures and tables are included

This article reviews the research literature on the main mechanisms for transferring juveniles to the criminal justice system: judicial waiver, prosecutorial direct files, and legislative exclusion from juvenile court jurisdiction. The main criteria guiding this review are the extent to which these transfer mechanisms capture serious, violent, and chronic offenders; convict and incarcerate them; and protect the public safety. Most of the research to date focuses on judicial waiver. The article makes an overall assessment of current knowledge and discusses unintended consequences of transferring juveniles to the criminal justice system.