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Juvenile law violators, human rights, and the development of new juvenile justice systems / edited by Eric L. Jensen and Jørgen Jepsen

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Oxford : Hart, 2006.
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1 online resource (xviii, 478 pages) : illustrations
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Jensen, Eric L., 1946-, Jepsen, Jørgen, 1930-, and Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
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Foreword on behalf of the Danish Institute for Human Rights / Morten Kjaerum -- Introduction / Eric L. Jensen, Jorgen Jepsen -- sect. 1. The practicality of human rights-based juvenile justice systems for diverse nations. Juvenile justice : the 'unwanted child' : why the potential of the convention on the rights of the child is not being realized, and what we can do about it / Bruce Abramson ; Support for the implementation of humane responses to children in conflict with the law in DIHR partner countries / Charlotte Flindt Pedersen ; Regional co-operation and the spread of new ideas and practices / Adam Stapleton ; The South African Child Justice Bill : transition as opportunity / Ann Skelton -- sect. 2. Juvenile justice systems. An historical overview of the American juvenile justice system / Eric L. Jensen ; The new Spanish penal system on delinquency / Jose Luis de la Cuesta ; Juvenile justice in Germany / Frieder Dunkel ; The juvenile justice system in Poland / Krzysztof Krajewski ; Responses to juvenile crime : the Swedish system / Jerzy Sarnecki ; Juvenile justice in Denmark : from social welfare to repression / Jorgen Jepsen ; Juvenile justice in Nepal : an overview / Kishor Silwal -- sect. 3. Learning from the experiences of diverse models. The role of the police within the Spanish juvenile justice system : the results of legal reform in Catalonia / Lola Valles ; Achieving positive results with serious juvenile offenders in a reintegrative framework : strategies essential for rehabilitative effectiveness with the intensive aftercare program (IAP) model / Troy L. Armstrong ; Exploring traditional cultural mechanisms of conflict resolution in American Indian communities / Barbara Mendenhall, James Dumesnil ; The juvenile justice forums of Malawi : a case study of the Lilongwe juvenile justice forum / Desmond Kaunda ; Combining juvenile justice with family law reform in Serbia / Ivana Stevanovic ; The inherent tension of social welfare and criminal social control : policy lessons from the American juvenile court experience / Barry C. Feld ; Conclusions : themes, trends, and challenges / Eric L. Jensen, Jorgen Jepsen.
Summary
This volume brings together scholars and practitioners specialising in juvenile justice from the US, Europe, alongside scholars from Africa and Asia who are working on human rights issues in developing countries or countries in transition. The book thus presents two types of papers, the first being descriptive and analytical academic papers on whole systems of juvenile justice or certain parts thereof (e.g., aftercare, restorative justice, etc.). These topics are presented as essential for the development of new juvenile justice systems. The second group of papers deal with efforts to promo.
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9781847312853 (electronic bk.)
1847312853 (electronic bk.)
9781472559951 (online)
1472559959
1841136360 (Paper)
1841136379 (Cloth)
9781841136370 (hbk.)
9781841136363 (pbk.)
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Papers from a conference held in Oñati, Spain at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in June 2003.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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