Rethinking Juvenile Justice

by Scott, Elizabeth S.; Steinberg, Laurence D.

• ISBN13: 9780674057463
• ISBN10: 0674057465
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-30
• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

Summary

with teenagers who commit crimes? "Adult time for adult crime" has been the justice system's mantra for the last twenty years. But locking up so many young people puts a strain on state budgets-and ironically, the evidence suggests it ultimately increases crime.

Author Biography

Elizabeth S.Scott is Harold R. Medina Professor of Law at Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Challenge of Lionel Tate	p. 1
The Science of Adolescent Development and Teenagers' Involvement in Crime	p. 28
Regulating Children in American Law: The State as Parent and Protector	p. 61
Why Crime Is Different	p. 82
Immaturity and Mitigation	p. 118
Developmental Competence and the Adjudication of Juveniles	p. 149
Social Welfare and Juvenile Crime Regulation	p. 181
The Developmental Model and Juvenile Justice Policy for the Twenty-First Century	p. 223
Is Society Ready for Juvenile Justice Reform?	p. 265
Notes	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 355
Index	p. 359
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