| Description |
xiii, 215 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overview of the juvenile court -- Interrogation : what the police don't what you to know -- Arrest -- The detention hearing : will they keep the child in custody until trial? -- Pretrial issues : what to do between the detention hearing and the trial -- Should the child take a deal or go to trial? -- Will the juvenile record go away when the child becomes an adult? -- Disposition hearing (sentencing) : asking the court to provide the services the child needs -- How to succeed on probation -- When the child is sent to residential placement -- Transferring children to adult criminal court -- School search issues -- When children get suspended or expelled : school discipline and zero-tolerance policies -- Special education issues -- Does race matter? -- Children with mental health issues -- Institutional abuse : is the child in danger? -- The special needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth -- The special needs of girls -- When the child is charged with a sexual offense. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813546384 (hbk.) |
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0813546389 (hbk.) |
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9780813546391 (pbk.) |
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0813546397 (pbk.) |
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