Gary L. McDowell

Reason and Republicanism: Thomas Jefferson's Legacy of Liberty.

An international collection of the worlds most distinguished historians and political philosophers takes a fresh look at the political, legal, and philosophical contributions of Thomas Jefferson. The insightful essays analyze and illuminate the sophisticated layers of the political and legal thought of Americas most influential and intellectually complex Founder. With contributors that include Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Morton Frisch, Paul Rahe, James Stoner, Robert K. Faulkner, John Zvesper, Howard Temperly, Robert A. Rutland, Raoul Berger, Colin Bonwick, Peter Parish, Jeffrey Sedgwick, J. R. Pole, Richard King, and Jean M. Yarborough, this is essential reading for historians and political philosophers.

Juvenile Delinquency in the United States and the United Kingdom

Notes on Contributors - Foreword J.Q.Wilson - Preface and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF DELINQUENCY - Predicting Persistent Young Offenders D.P.Farrington - Youth Violence and the Backgrounds of Chronic Violent Offenders L.A.Greenfeld and M.A.Henneberg - PART III: PROBLEMS IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN JUVENILE JUSTICE - The New Political Consensus on Youth Justice in Britain A.Rutherford - Juvenile Justice Professionals: Opponents of Reform R.A.Rossum - Common Sense and Juvenile Justice in America E.Meese III - Law, Morality and the Common Good J.Sacks - PART III: TEACHING VIRTUE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE, FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS - Juvenile Probation on the Eve of the Next Millennium R.P.Corbett, Jr - The Center of Concern: Crime and the Family P.Morgan - Reducing Delinquency by Improving Character J.S.Smith - Afterword M.Tuck - Index