This comprehensive, current juvenile justice text provides thorough coverage of the interrelationships between juvenile law, theories of causation, and procedural requirements - the essential elements for successful practice in the field of juvenile justice. Juvenile Justice integrates theory and practice, provides up-to-date examples from recent headlines, enables students to go to the Internet to find materials, and is written in an easy to understand style.
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Steven M. Cox is a professor in the department of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration at Western Illinois University. Cox earned a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, taught at Knox College for two years after returning from military service in South Vietnam, and has been at Western Illinois for the past thirty years. He serves as a consultant to numerous police agencies in the U.S. and abroad in the areas of community policing, diversity, juvenile justice, and research techniques. His publications include numerous articles and books.
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Chapter 1. Juvenile Justice in Historical PerspectiveJuvenile Justice HistoricallyContinuing Dilemmas in Juvenile JusticeChapter 2. Defining and Measuring Offenses By and Against JuvenilesLegal DefinitionsBehavioral DefinitionsOfficial Statistics: Sources and ProblemsUnofficial Sources of DataChapter 3. Characteristics of Juvenile OffendersSocial FactorsPhysical FactorsChapter 4. Theories of CausationScientific TheorySome Early TheoriesThe Biological SchoolPsychological TheoriesSociological TheoriesConflict and Radical/Critical/Marxist TheoriesChapter 5. Purpose and Scope of Juvenile Court ActsPurposeScopeChapter 6. Juvenile Justice ProceduresRights of JuvenilesBailTaking Into CustodyInterrogationThe Detention HearingDetention/Shelter CareThe Preliminary ConferenceThe PetitionNotificationThe Adjudicatory HearingThe Social Background InvestigationThe Dispositional HearingAppealsChapter 7. Juveniles and the PolicePolice Discretion in Encounters with JuvenilesUnofficial ProceduresOfficial ProceduresTraining and Competence of Juvenile OfficersPolice/School Consultant and Liaison ProgramsCommunity Oriented Policing and JuvenilesPolice and Juvenile CourtChapter 8. Key Figures in Juvenile Court ProceedingsThe ProsecutorDefense CounselThe Relationship Between the Prosecutor and DefenseCounsel-Adversary or Cooperative?The Juvenile Court JudgeThe Juvenile Probation OfficerChildren and Family Services PersonnelTraining and Competence of Juvenile Court PersonnelChapter 9. Prevention and Diversion ProgramsPreventionDiversion ProgramsSome Examples of Prevention and Diversion ProgramsSome CriticismsChild Abuse and Neglect Prevention ProgramsChapter 10. Dispositional AlternativesProbationFoster HomesJuvenile CorrectionsThe Dilemmas of Juvenile CorrectionsSome Possible SolutionsChapter 11. Violence Against YouthPhysical AbuseChild NeglectEmotional Abuse of ChildrenSexual Abuse of ChildrenInterventionChapter 12. Violent Youth and GangsViolent YouthFirearms and Juvenile ViolenceGangsPublic, Legislative, and Judicial ReactionAlternatives to Incarceration for Violent JuvenilesChapter 13. The Future of Juvenile JusticeAppendix A: Uniform Juvenile Court Act
