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Judging Juveniles
Judging Juveniles: Prosecuting Adolescentes in Adult and Juvenile Courts by Aaron Kupchik
Call Number: HV9104 .K87 2006
Summary from Book Jacket:
By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal (adult) courts, Aaron Kupchik finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with our cultural understandings of youthfulness. As a result, adolescents who are transferred to criminal courts are still judged as juveniles. Ultimately, Kupchik makes a compelling argument for the suitability of juvenile courts in treating adolescents. Judging Juveniles suggests that justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs.
