{"product_id":"do-the-crime-do-the-g-larry-mays-9780313392429","title":"Do the Crime, Do the Time: Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than 20 years now, the attitude in some jurisdictions has been \"if you're old enough to do the crime, you're old enough to do the time.\" After two decades of applying this increasingly punitive mindset to juvenile offenders, it is possible to see the actual consequences of transferring more and younger offenders to adult courts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDo the Crime, Do the Time: Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors apply their decades of experience, both in the practical world and from unique research perspectives, to shed light on the influence of public opinion and the political forces that shape juvenile justice policy in the United States. The book provides a fresh look at the way the United States is choosing to deal with some of the serious or persistent juvenile offenders, utilizing real-life examples and cases to draw connections between transfer policies and individual outcomes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Larry Mays, Rick Ruddell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313392420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313392429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"G. Larry Mays","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001149997311,"sku":"9780313392429","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b0287ab-0e0a-4b60-94ef-a16f96c6a727.jpg?v=1751600212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/do-the-crime-do-the-g-larry-mays-9780313392429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}