An unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together original contributions from some of the world's leading voices. While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other justice systems around the world and how adults are treated, juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law throughout the world is less often studied. This important volume fills a large gap in the study of juvenile justice by providing an unprecedented comparison of criminal justice and juvenile justice systems across the world, looking for points of comparison and policy variance that can lead to positive change in the United States. Distinguished criminology scholars Franklin Zimring, Maximo Langer, and David Tanenhaus, and the contributors cover countries from Western Europe to rising powers like China, India, and countries in Latin America. The book discusses important issues such as the relationship between political change and juvenile justice, the common labels used to unify juvenile systems in different regions and in different forms of government, the types of juvenile systems that exist and how they differ, and more. Furthermore, the book uses its data on criminal versus juvenile justice in a wide variety of nations to create a new explanation of why separate juvenile and criminal courts are felt to be necessary.
Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus Part I. The Legacy of the 1990s 5 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale 7 Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s 37 Franklin E. Zimring Part II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 53 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders 55 Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality 94 Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy 120 James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants 130 David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality 149 James B. Jacobs vi " Contents 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures 169 Franklin E. Zimring Part III. Making Change Happen 187 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain 189 Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms 216 Franklin E. Zimring and David S. Tanenhaus About the Contributors 235 Index 239
