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""An opinionated, articulate, and forceful critique of current politics and practices.... I would recommend this book for anyone interested in rethinking the fundamental questions of how our courts and systems should respond to these cases."" - Law and Politics Book Review ""One of the most important new books in the field of juvenile justice.... Zimring offers a thoughtful, research-based analysis of what went wrong with legal policy development."" - Barry Krisberg, president, National Council on Crime and Delinquency ""Franklin Zimring is one of the preeminent legal scholars in the United States today, and this exceptional, meticulous book shows why such status is so richly deserved."" - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare""

An opinionated, articulate, and forceful critique of current politics and practices.... I would recommend this book for anyone interested in rethinking the fundamental questions of how our courts and systems should respond to these cases. - Law and Politics Book Review One of the most important new books in the field of juvenile justice.... Zimring offers a thoughtful, research-based analysis of what went wrong with legal policy development. - Barry Krisberg, president, National Council on Crime and Delinquency Franklin Zimring is one of the preeminent legal scholars in the United States today, and this exceptional, meticulous book shows why such status is so richly deserved. - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

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Franklin E. Zimring is the William G. Simon Professor of Law at the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, The Contradiction of American Capital Punishment, and the coeditor of A Century of Juvenile Justice, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.

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