Robert D Hoge

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Assessing the Youthful Offender: Issues and Techniques (1996)Hardcover - 1996, 31 December 1996

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Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology Library
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Language of Science
Part of Series
Language of Science
Print Length
139 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
31 Dec 1996
ISBN-10
0306454661
ISBN-13
9780306454660

Description

Our society's preoccupation with crime and fear of crime appears to have shifted its focus to the juvenile offender. Both electronic and print media continuously warn us that juvenile offenders are increasingly younger and more virulent. The demographics of our population suggest that there will only be more juvenile offenders to fear in the near future. All of these concerns arise in a social climate that is characterized by an ever- increasing demand for stronger retributive measures against the offender. The belief that only harsh justice will protect us from the ravages of juveniles has become dominant. Increasingly, perceptions and politics, rather than scientific data, dominate policy making with regard to youthful offenders. In Assessing the Youthful Offender: Issues and Techniques, Robert D. Hoge and D. A. Andrews make a restrained, rational, and ultimately persuasive argu- ment for the use of standardized psychological assessments in the effective management of youth within juvenile justice systems. They clarify how what we already know about the cause and management of youthful criminal activity can be incorporated into standardized testing and that the information obtained from testing can improve the administration of criminal justice. Moreover, this informa- tion is useful whatever the theoretical biases of those who administer the justice system. The efficiency of policies of either retribution, deterrence, or rehabilitation is only enhanced by reliance on data.

Product Details

Authors:
Robert D HogeD a Andrews
Book Edition:
1996
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 December 1996
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.12 cm
ISBN-10:
0306454661
ISBN-13:
9780306454660
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
139
Publisher:
Weight:
403.7 gm

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