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As a whole, this work has overlaying and connecting themes serving as a general introduction into the legal arguments of the topics at hand, namely adolescents and the legal systems interaction with them. However, the individual chapters go into minute detail in regards to the topics and cases related to them. This combination helps to properly inform readers without leaving them get lost in the gritty aspects of the U.S. legal system... After reading the book in its entirety, the need for governmental reform regarding the issues presented becomes painfully apparent. Hopefully the public will continue to educate themselves on issues like these and a more concrete plan as to what specifically needs improvement and in how to go about improving it will form. -- Journal of Youth and Adolescence In clear and cogent terms, this book pulls together the literature from disparate areas of psychological research and jurisprudence. Its well-reasoned arguments make a distinctive contribution to the field, and should serve as guidance to scholars and policy-makers. -- Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld,author of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, & Controversies, 3rd Ed

A master scholar of both adolescent development and law, Roger Levesque provides a singularly erudite and compelling vision for enhancing the lives of all youth through a jurisprudence aimed at instilling values of equality in the institutions of society. This book constitutes a timely, creative, and persuasive evidence-based foundation for a new approach to our nation s legal system, an approach that will nurture and sustain values for, and the instantiation of, equality for our country s diverse youth. Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law is both intellectually exciting and inspirational. It is an invaluable resource to all Americans concerned with promoting equality and social justice for all. -Richard M. Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Tufts University

""As a whole, this work has overlaying and connecting themes serving as a general introduction into the legal arguments of the topics at hand, namely adolescents and the legal systems interaction with them. However, the individual chapters go into minute detail in regards to the topics and cases related to them. This combination helps to properly inform readers without leaving them get lost in the gritty aspects of the U.S. legal system… After reading the book in its entirety, the need for governmental reform regarding the issues presented becomes painfully apparent. Hopefully the public will continue to educate themselves on issues like these and a more concrete plan as to what specifically needs improvement and in how to go about improving it will form."" -- Journal of Youth and Adolescence ""In clear and cogent terms, this book pulls together the literature from disparate areas of psychological research and jurisprudence. Its well-reasoned arguments make a distinctive contribution to the field, and should serve as guidance to scholars and policy-makers."" -- Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld,author of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, & Controversies, 3rd Ed

A master scholar of both adolescent development and law, Roger Levesque provides a singularly erudite and compelling vision for enhancing the lives of all youth through a jurisprudence aimed at instilling values of equality in the institutions of society. This book constitutes a timely, creative, and persuasive evidence-based foundation for a new approach to our nation's legal system, an approach that will nurture and sustain values for, and the instantiation of, equality for our country's diverse youth. Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law is both intellectually exciting and inspirational. It is an invaluable resource to all American's concerned with promoting equality and social justice for all. -Richard M. Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Tufts University

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Roger J.R. Levesque is Professor of Criminal Justice, Indiana University. His most recent books include Dangerous Adolescents, Model Adolescents: Shaping the Role and Promise of Education and Adolescents, Sex, and the Law: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Citizenship.

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