Transferring Juveniles to Criminal Courts: Trends and Implications for Criminal Justice
This is the first book to provide an in-depth study of the juvenile transfer process. Criminal justice's get tough policy has led to greater use of this process which, on the surface, transfers persistent juvenile offenders to criminal court jurisdiction in order to impose more serious penalties. The implications of this growing phenomenon are increasingly important for both the juvenile and criminal court systems. Champion and Mays' analysis includes descriptions of juvenile courts, types of...
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Champion and Mays offer an in-depth investigation of the juvenile transfer process together with long range implications for the criminal justice system. Their analysis includes descriptions of juvenile courts, types of offenders processed, and characteristic outcomes.
PrefaceJuvenile Delinquents, Status Offenders, and Public Policy: An IntroductionAn Overview of the Juvenile Justice SystemTransfer Hearings: State VariationsImplications of Transfers for Juvenile OffendersCriminal Court and Juvenile Offender DispositionsJuvenile Transfer Trends: A Look AheadBibliographyName IndexSubject Index
