Juvenile Justice : Policies, Programs, and Practices
by Taylor, Robert W.; Fritsch, Eric J.; Caeti, Tory J.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-03
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
This new four-color text provides students with a solid overview of the juvenile justice system in the United States. It presents the historical background of the US Juvenile Justice system, the current status, as well as contemporary societal and legal debate issues. An examination of the various policies, programs, and practices is provided throughout the text. The text includes coverage of juvenile law and procedure, juvenile corrections, juvenile delinquency, delinquency prevention, and the future of juvenile justice in the United States.
Table of Contents
| Juvenile Justice and Delinquency in the United States | |
| The Juvenile Justice System in the United States | |
| History of the Juvenile Justice System | |
| Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims | |
| Theories of Juvenile Delinquency | |
| Choice, Deterrence, Biological, and Psychological Theories | |
| Social Structure, Social Process, and Social Reaction Theories | |
| Delinquency Prevention and Intervention | |
| Policing Juveniles, the Law, and the Courts | |
| Police and Juveniles | |
| Juvenile Law and Procedure | |
| The Juvenile Court | |
| Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System | |
| Juvenile Corrections | |
| Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles | |
| Institutional Corrections for Juveniles | |
| Issues in Juvenile Delinquency | |
| Gangs and Delinquency | |
| Special Populations | |
| Future Directions of Juvenile Justice/ Alternative Models | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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