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Author

Myers, David L., 1968-

Title Boys among men : trying and sentencing juveniles as adults / David L. Myers.

Imprint

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	364.36 M992b 2005	---	Available

Description	x, 193 p. ; 24 cm.
Series	Criminal justice, delinquency, and corrections, 1535-0371
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	"Adult crime, adult time" -- Separating the men from the boys -- Transformation to criminal -- Who gets transferred? -- What happens in adult court? -- Prospects for punishment and rehabilitation -- General and specific deterrence -- The rise and fall of "adult crime, adult time".
Subject	Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
	Juvenile delinquents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
	Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
	Criminal courts -- United States.
ISBN	0275982548 (alk. paper)