The cycle of juvenile justice [electronic resource] / Thomas J. Bernard and Megan C. Kurlychek.

ISBN:

9780199708253

Title:

Author:

Bernard, Thomas J.

Personal Author:

Bernard, Thomas J.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Contents:

Ideas and the cycle of juvenile justice -- What stays the same in history? -- The origin of juvenile delinquency -- The origin of juvenile justice : juvenile institutions -- The origin of juvenile justice : the juvenile court -- The supreme court and due process -- Adjudication hearings today : an idea that didn't sell -- Disposition hearings today : the get-tough movement -- Youths in the adult system -- Juvenile justice in the 21st century -- The lessons of history applied today -- The end of juvenile delinquency?

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Subject Term:

Juvenile justice, Administration of -- History.

Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States -- History.

Added Author:

Kurlychek, Megan Clouser.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Summary

The Cycle of Juvenile Justice takes a historical look at juvenile justice policies in the United States. Tracing a pattern of policies over the past 200 years, the book reveals cycles of reforms advocating either lenient treatment or harsh punishments for juvenile delinquents. Bernard and Kurlychek see this cycle as driven by several unchanging ideas that force us to repeat, rather than learn from, our history. This timely new edition provides a substantial update from the original, incorporating the vast policy changes from the 1990s to the present, and placing these changes in their broader historical context and their place within the cycle of juvenile justice. The authors provide a provocative and honest assessment of juvenile justice in the 21st century, arguing that no policy can solve the problem of youth crime since it arises not from the juvenile justice system, but from deeper social conditions and inequalities. With this highly-anticipated new edition, The Cycle of Juvenile Justice will continue to provide a controversial, challenging, and enlightening perspective for a broad array of juvenile justice officials, scholars, and students alike.

Author Notes

Thomas J. Bernard was Professor of Crime, Law, and Justice at Pennsylvania State University. Megan C. Kurlychek is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, SUNY.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

The late Bernard (formerly, Pennsylvania State Univ.) and Kurlychek (Univ. at Albany, SUNY) argue in this fine book that consistent and sensible juvenile justice policy can only be accomplished by breaking the existing cycle and learning from, rather than romanticizing about, the past. They identify a three-stage cycle: first, there is a real or imagined sense among the public that juvenile crime rates are inordinately high--higher than in the "good old days"; second, there is a general conception that present policies have failed to address the problem and, in fact, have made matters worse; third, there is a push for "reform" in an effort to reduce juvenile crime. Juvenile crime rates fluctuate over time, as do rates for offenders in other age categories. As this would suggest, they eventually rise again; when they do, the cycle starts again. It has repeated in this fashion for over 200 years. In support of this argument, the book includes 12 chapters, each written in accessible, engaging prose and arranged in an especially organized fashion with a multitude of headings and subheadings to guide the reader through a systematic application of a refreshingly parsimonious model. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. B. K. Pinaire Lehigh University