| Description |
xii, 420 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Explaining Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. The Roots of Juvenile Justice in the United States. Justice for Juveniles? Historical Perspective. The Creation of the Juvenile Court. Juvenile Court in the Twentieth and the Twenty-First Century. Juvenile Justice Today. Processing a Juvenile Offender. Models of Justice. Treatment of Punishment -- 2. Patterns of Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Juvenile Violence. Superpredators and Statistics. Sources of Official Statistics. Juvenile Court Statistics. Delinquency Patterns and Trends. Delinquency in Other Nations -- 3. Theories of Delinquency: Biopsychological Explanations. Chapter Objectives. Why Study Theories? Biopsychological Theories. Biological Theories. The Positive School of Criminology. Contemporary Traditional Biopsychological Theories -- 4. Sociological Theories of Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Sociological Factors in Delinquency. Macrosociological Perspectives. Microsociological Perspectives -- 5. Schools and Delinquent Behavior. Chapter Objectives. The Proliferation of Violence in the United States. School Violence. Historical Perspective: How Far Have We Come? Systemic Factors That Cause School Failure. Changing Roles of School Personnel. Legal Issues. Are Schools Really as Violent as They Are Portrayed to Be? -- 6. Families and Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Overview of the Family. A Changing Family Concept. The Role of Department of Social Services -- 7. Peers, Gangs, and Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Gang Activity in the United States: An Overview. Why Do Youths Join Gangs? Factors That May Lead to Adolescent Gang Involvement. Recruitment. Types of Gangs. Violence and Gangs. Beyond the Statistics and the Demographics. Remedies for the Gang Problem -- 8. Females and Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Who Is the Female Delinquent and Why Is She Delinquent? Gendercide. Legend, Fiction, and History. Theories to Consider in Advancing an Understanding of Female Delinquency. Arrest Rates. Juvenile Court and the Female Offender. Incarceration of Female Offenders. Female Gang members. Female Teen Drug Use and Its Implications. Death Penalty. Teen Pregnancy -- 9. Race, Ethnicity, Class and Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Overview of the Enigma of Race and Delinquency. Defining Race and Ethnicity. Historical Perspective. The Issue of Class -- 10. Police and Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. The Important Role of the Police. The Law and Juveniles. Police Encounters with Juveniles. Community Policing and Juveniles -- 11. The Juvenile Court Process. Chapter Objectives. Evolution of the Juvenile Court System. Organization of Juvenile Court. Prosecution, Defense, and the Judiciary -- 12. Juvenile Corrections. Chapter Objectives. Deinstitutionalization versus Secure Correctional Facilities. Origins of Juvenile Corrections. Detention Centers and Training Schools. Deinstitutionalization. The DMC Issue. Alternatives to Training School. The Rehabilitation Question. Aftercare -- 13. Preventing Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Approaches to Prevention. The Logic of Prevention. Delinquency Prevention Strategies. Federal Efforts to Prevent Delinquency. The Color of Delinquency Prevention. The Future of Delinquency Prevention -- 14. Community Response to Delinquency. Chapter Objectives. Diversion, Intermediate Sanctions, and Restorative Justice. Community Corrections for Juveniles. Community Corrections Alternatives -- 15. The Future of Juvenile Justice. Chapter Objectives. The Juvenile Court in 2010. The Illinois Juvenile Court Centennial. The End of the Juvenile Court? Abolish the Court. Preserve the Juvenile Court. The Twenty-First Century Juvenile Court. Themes and Trends. Will the Juvenile Court Survive? Juvenile Reform and the Big Picture |
| Summary |
"Delinquency and Justice addresses the issues, policies, and rationales of the juvenile court, which is essential for students intending to work within the criminal justice field."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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| Author |
Knepper, Paul.
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| LC no. |
2002020846 |
| ISBN |
0801333075 paperback |
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