Treatment of Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session (July 14, 1994) [electronic resource]

Close to one-fifth of all violent crime is committed by children under 18. Between 1987 and 1992, the number of arrests of juveniles increased by 150 percent, twice the increase for persons 18 years and older, while juvenile arrest for murder increased 85 percent. As stated by Representative Schumer...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author:	United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
Subjects:	Adolescents. Children. Crime Prevention. Criminal Law. Delinquency. Delinquency Causes. Delinquency Prevention. Federal Legislation. Hearings. Juvenile Justice. Policy Formation. Violence. Youth Problems.