Juvenile Justice
Policies, Programs, and Practices
2nd Edition
Published on 22. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-07-312927-3 (ISBN)
Description
This 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, its current status, as well as contemporary societal and legal debates. An examination of 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.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-312927-3 (9780073129273)
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Content
Part 1. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency in the United States Chapter 1. The Juvenile Justice System in the United States Chapter 2. History of the Juvenile Justice System Chapter 3. Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims . Part 2. Theories of Juvenile Delinquency Chapter 4. Choice, Deterrence, Biological, and Psychological Theories Chapter 5. Social Structure, Social Process, and Social Reaction Theories Chapter 6. Delinquency Prevention and Intervention Part 3. Policing Juveniles, the Law, and the Courts Chapter 7. Police and Juveniles Chapter 8. Juvenile Law and Procedure Chapter 9. The Juvenile Court Chapter 10. Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System Part 4. Juvenile Corrections Chapter 11. Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles Chapter 12. Institutional Corrections for Juveniles Part 5. Issues in Juvenile Delinquency Chapter 13. Gangs and Delinquency Chapter 14. Special Populations Chapter 15. Future Directions of Juvenile Justice/ Alternative Models