New Juvenile Justice System : Total Reform for a Broken System, Hardcover by Dowd, Nancy E. (EDT); Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. (FRW), ISBN 1479898805, ISBN-13 9781479898800, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

This volume contains 19 chapters that propose replacing the current juvenile justice system in the US with one that is focused on child well-being, ensuring child development, and serving the community's goals of public safety by reducing crime, as well as being fair and equitable in terms of race, gender, and class. Academics in law, criminal justice, and other areas, as well as advocates, policy makers, and workers in the system, offer principles, programs, and policies to improve outcomes for children, focusing on the themes of how equality, freedom, liberty, and self-determination can transform the system; how children who have been labeled as “delinquent” can make successful transitions to adulthood; and what reforms can incarcerate fewer youth, use family-focused and community-based interventions, and create opportunities for youth development. They outline the core components of such as system, involving reducing the use of incarceration, culture change, education, and interventions for youth with mental health issues; key perspectives, including child development, evidence-based policies and practices for reducing crime, and gender and sexuality issues; the role of critical actors (prosecutors, public defenders, police, and legislators); and key support systems, including services for low-income families and children, immigrant youth, and those in foster care, as well as school discipline, educational opportunities for incarcerated youth, and sealing records. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()