Promotional Information

This book provides a fresh look at the way the United States is choosing to deal with some of the serious or persistent youth offenders: by transferring juvenile offenders to adult courts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
ONE: Adult Time for Adult Crimes
TWO: Understanding the System
THREE: Juvenile Crime and Transfer Trends
FOUR: Transfers and Public Policy
FIVE: The Supreme Court Defines the Boundaries of Juvenile Justice
SIX: Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Juvenile Justice
SEVEN: Implications of Transfers for Juvenile Offenders
EIGHT: Future of Transfers
Cases Cited
References
Index

About the Author

G. Larry Mays, PhD, is Regents Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Mays is author or editor of 18 books and nearly 100 scholarly articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and practitioner publications.

Rick Ruddell, PhD, is Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies and faculty in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ruddell received his doctorate in criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and his research has focused upon policing, criminal justice policy, and juvenile justice.

Reviews

"This important book comes at a crucial time in the history of the U.S. justice system. . . . This fine book by Mays and Ruddell is a valuable tool for modern day reformers.
*Punishment & Society*

Mays and Ruddell offer a well-supported and balanced analysis of the state of juvenile justice, with a focus on transfer of youth to adult courts. . . . By alerting readers to the indefinite future of juvenile justice and youth transfers, Mays and Ruddell open the door for legal and empirical scholars, as well as those interested in juvenile rights, to build upon their findings and possibly shape the juvenile court's future.
*Journal of Youth and Adolescence*

In their comprehensive overview, Mays (emer., New Mexico State Univ.) and Ruddell (Univ. of Regina, Canada) explain how the rehabilitative goals of juvenile justice reformers have been altered by recent policies allowing juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult criminal court. . . . Summing Up: Recommended.
*Choice*