sentencing statutes; comprehensive discussion of transfers/waivers of juveniles to criminal courts; updated discussion of the legal rights of juveniles; examination of the death penalty for juveniles and the numerous issues associated with this controversial subject; comprehensive description of probation and parole programs for juvenile offenders, including probation and parole revocation proceedings; interesting and current boxes that complement text material, featuring juvenile vignettes under a variety of juvenile justice circumstances; discussion of court unification and the continuing debate over juvenile courts as due process or traditional mechanisms; extensive comparison of juvenile justice system with criminal justice system, including interfacing procedures; discussion of community and conditional programs for juvenile offenders, including intensive supervised probation/parole, electronic monitoring, home confinement, victim restitution, and community service; and ancillaries include test bank, comprehensive glossary, and bibliography.

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