Reforming juvenile justice [electronic resource] : a developmental approach / Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform ; Richard J. Bonnie ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on Law and Justice ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Introduction -- Historical context -- Current practice in the juvenile justice system -- Adolescent development -- A framework for reform -- Preventing reoffending -- Accountability and fairness -- Reducing racial/ethnic disparities -- Achieving reform -- The federal role -- Moving forward -- Costs...

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