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Containing the edited version of Dorne and Gewerth's "American Juvenile Justice", this text provides an overview of the rise of juvenile courts by editorial questions and comments. It is intended for use in introductory courses in criminal justice and juvenile justice.

This reference is built around the 1982 United Nations Convention on the law of the sea and other relevant maritime materials. While it addresses all aspects of ocean usage, much emphasis has been placed on issues of contemporary importance such as international fisheries and maritime boundaries.

Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S. aims to assess the changes that have occurred with respect to the descriptive and substantive representation of women, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians in the U.S. political system from 1965 to the present. Each institutionally oriented chapter provides the reader with detailed demographic and behavioral facts concerning minority groups in the political system. How these groups are represented is assessed through discussions of partisanship, ideology, policy impact, role orientations, leadership, committee assignment, bill co-sponsorship, and voting behavior.

This important new study is an inquiry into the origins and purposes of downwardly directed violence by economic and political elites in Brazil-violence that has led to the invention and tacit approval of contemporary death squads.

This text discusses the key elements of constitutional law in the US. Part One analyzes the structure and authority of the US government. Part Two covers the regulation of the economy and Part Three assesses individual and civil rights under the constitution.