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A Return to Justice: Rethinking Our Approach to Juveniles in the System

by Ashley Nellis

Rowman & Littlefield. 2016. 181p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781442227668. $36; ebk. ISBN 978142227675.

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Nellis, an analyst at the Sentencing Project, traces the history of juvenile justice and documents the research that is driving a swing back to treating youthful offenders differently than adults. Case studies are cited, as are practices that focus on prevention.

Reviewed by Joan Pedzich , Jul 01, 2016

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