Juvenile crime / edited by Justin Healey.
Juvenile crime / edited by Justin Healey.
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Publisher
Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
Q300.99405/4 , NQ300.99405/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Causes and Extent of Juvenile Crime Young people and crime; Ages of criminal responsibility by Australian jurisdiction; Children and crime; Parental responsibility laws; Killings by male teens double; Anything but child's play; Alcohol, drugs and crime: a study of juveniles in detention; Drug...
Ch. 2. Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System The juvenile justice process in Australia; Community supervision most common but many first-timers experience pre-sentence detention; Juveniles and the police; Juvenile offender statistics; Law and order legislation in the Australian States and Territ...
Publication information
Publisher
Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Juvenile delinquency (Australia)
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"People between the ages of 15 and 19 years are more likely to be apprehended by police for a crime than any other population group. The offending rate for 15-19 year olds is four times the offender rate for the remainder of the population. What is the age of criminal responsibility, and how are the mostly minor offences by young people dealt with...
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Full title
Juvenile crime / edited by Justin Healey.
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Notes
General note
Issues in society ; v. 273.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 43.
Audience note
For secondary school students.
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Q300.99405/4 , NQ300.99405/1
Record Identifier
74VM8Aoq3WBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8Aoq3WBA
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ISBN
9781920801830 (pbk.)
DDC
364.360994
MMS ID
991000230359702626
