Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing: Examining the Impact of Concentrated Disadvantage on Youth Court Outcomes

ISBN-13: 9780367023287 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 132 str.

Rimonda Maroun

Opis

Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing assesses how a specific contextual factor—concentrated disadvantage—impacts juvenile court outcomes and considers the relevant implications for the current state of juvenile justice processing.

Spis treści

Introduction “Kids Count:” The Nature and Extent of Children Living in Poverty;  1. Juvenile Justice Processing: Historical and Present Procedures;  2. Blind Justice? An Empirical Review;  3. Digging the Groundwork: Theoretical Constructs;  4. Examining the Impact of Concentrated Disadvantage on Juvenile Sentencing Outcomes: Methodology;  5. Does Concentrated Disadvantage Matter? Assessing Results;  6. Breaking it Down: Summarizing and Discussing Results;  7. Looking to Tomorrow: Policy Implications and Directions for Future Research