Franklin E. Zimring
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226983578
- eISBN:
- 9780226983592
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226983592.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Criminal Law and Criminology
This book, which analyzes the justice system's response to sexual misconduct by children and adolescents in the United States, discusses American society's failure to consider the developmental ...
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This book, which analyzes the justice system's response to sexual misconduct by children and adolescents in the United States, discusses American society's failure to consider the developmental status of adolescent sex offenders. Too often, the author argues, the American legal system ignores age and developmental status when adjudicating young sexual offenders, in many cases responding as they would to an adult.Less
This book, which analyzes the justice system's response to sexual misconduct by children and adolescents in the United States, discusses American society's failure to consider the developmental status of adolescent sex offenders. Too often, the author argues, the American legal system ignores age and developmental status when adjudicating young sexual offenders, in many cases responding as they would to an adult.
