Juvenile Justice (ePub)

"The lessons in this book remind us that we can--and that we
must--do better, for the sake of our children, their futures,
and the sake of our nation. . . . This volume is a call to action,
and I encourage everyone who reads it to take steps to ensure that
all America's children are given an equal chance to succeed. We
must all work together to replace the cradle-to-prison pipeline
with a pipeline to responsible, productive adulthood." --From
the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman, JD, President and founder,
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC

"Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice
appears at a critical time, when promising juvenile justice reforms
are underway in so many jurisdictions across the United States.
Sherman and Jacobs, and their impressive array of expert authors,
fill a significant gap in the literature, making the current body
of juvenile justice research and experience accessible to policy
makers, researchers, and funders, and doing so through a practical
and positive lens." --Patrick McCarthy, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD

"Most people have narrow views of what it means to be a
delinquent youth. In Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy,
and Practice, Sherman and Jacobs have diligently collected essays
from the top experts in the juvenile justice field who tell an
empirically based and powerful narrative of who is really in the
delinquency system. As this book makes clear, until we ask and
answer the right questions, we will remain unable to help the youth
most in need." --Alexander Busansky, President, The National
Council on Crime and Delinquency, Oakland, CA

A comprehensive reference presenting a rehabilitative, youth-
and community-centered vision of juvenile justice

Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice
brings together experts in juvenile justice, child development, and
public health to explore the intersections between juvenile justice
and needed development of programs and policies that look out for
the health and well-being of the youth who enter this system. This
timely book provides a usable framework for imagining juvenile
justice systems that emphasize the welfare of juveniles, achieved
primarily through connections within their communities.

A must-read for professionals working in juvenile courts and
within juvenile justice agencies, Juvenile Justice: Advancing
Research, Policy, and Practice reflects both the considerable
advances and the challenges currently evident in the juvenile
justice system, with an emphasis on the development and
implementation of policies that can succeed in building a new
generation of educated young people able to embrace their potential
and build successful futures.