TY - JOUR PY - 2001// TI - American juvenile justice: Recent trends and issues in youth offending JO - Social Policy and Administration A1 - Jenson, Jeffrey M. A1 - Potter, C. C. A1 - Howard, Matthew O. SP - 48 EP - 68 VL - 35 IS - 1 N2 - Trends in juvenile offending in the United States since the 1970s are reviewed. Serious youth violence, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse Problems among offenders,female delinquency, and other issues currently confronting. the American juvenile justice system are examined. Policy considerations associated with recent trends in juvenile offending among American youth are identified.

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LA - en SN - 0144-5596 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9515.00219 ID - ref1 ER -