Juvenile Justice in America
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Unique in approach, JUVENILE JUSTICE IN AMERICA, 6/e gives students an intimate look at the fascinating and sometimes tragic world of the juvenile offender and the juvenile justice system. Its comprehensive approach progresses from the history of juvenile justice to the types of delinquency, to the causes of offending, to juvenile courts, corrections, probation and community-based programming. Fully revised, this edition includes a new chapter on juvenile aftercare and sections on youth development and treatment. Voices in the system are heard via a unique collection of first-person accounts that capture the personal, psychological and thinking processes that characterize juvenile misbehavior.
PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Juvenile Justice: An Overview2. The Measurement of Juvenile Crime and Victimization3. Causes of Juvenile CrimePART II: THE SYSTEM AND EARLY DECISION MAKING4. The Police5. The Juvenile Court6. The Juvenile Court: Trial and Disposition7. Juveniles in Adult CourtPART III: COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS8. Juvenile Probation9. Community-Based ProgramsPART IV: INSTITUTIONALIZATION10. Juvenile Institutionalization11. Juvenile Aftercare12. Treatment TechnologiesPART V: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER13. Juvenile Gangs14. Drugs and Youthful OffendingPART VI: THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE15. International Juvenile JusticePART VII: THE FUTURE16. Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century
