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Juvenile Competency Statutes: A Model For State Legislation, Kellie M. Johnson
Juvenile Competency Statutes: A Model For State Legislation, Kellie M. Johnson
Indiana Law Journal
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Delinquency And Crime In Nevada, Stephanie Kent, Deborah K. Shaffer
Delinquency And Crime In Nevada, Stephanie Kent, Deborah K. Shaffer
Social Health of Nevada Reports
The United States has always had significantly higher crime rates than other developed nations, and its juvenile crime rates repeat this pattern. Scholars have offered various explanations for this discrepancy, ranging from structural reasons such as a high level of income inequality in the U.S. to the cultural values that encourage Americans to be individualistic, seek autonomy, and engage in violent conduct. Crime issues have received a good deal of attention from American scholars and politicians, with delinquency remaining a major focus of criminological inquiry for more than 50 years. While scholarly literature now includes many studies focused on different …