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.
New Features
Increased information on race and gender criminal statistics, Chapters 2 and 3
Increased information on theoretical issues such as psychopathology, biological theories, labeling, etc., Chapter
4
Updated coverage of changes in the juvenile court act and in juvenile court processing, Chapters 5 and 6
Coverage of police/school consultant programs, liaison programs, juvenile police officers, and other police/juvenile
interactions, Chapter 7
Updated coverage of children and family services, CASA volunteers, etc., Chapter 8
Increased information on juvenile programming including a comprehensive discussion of restorative justice and
the changes it has caused in the field, Chapters 9 and 10
Updated discussion on the future of juvenile justice, Chapter 13
New in-text help for the student includes Learning Objectives for every chapter, Key Terms list for every chapter,
Critical Thinking Questions in every chapter, new "In Practice" boxes in every chapter.
Complete update of legal citations and of research on various topics
Useful web sites and Web exercises in every chapter teach students how to use the Internet to investigate issues
in juvenile justice.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Juvenile Justice in Historical Perspective
Juvenile Justice Historically
Continuing Dilemmas in Juvenile Justice
Chapter 2. Defining and Measuring Offenses By and Against Juveniles
Legal Definitions
Behavioral Definitions
Official Statistics: Sources and Problems
Unofficial Sources of Data
Chapter 3. Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders
Social Factors
Physical Factors
Chapter 4. Theories of Causation
Scientific Theory
Some Early Theories
The Biological School
Psychological Theories
Sociological Theories
Conflict and Radical/Critical/Marxist Theories
Chapter 5. Purpose and Scope of Juvenile Court Acts
Purpose
Scope
Chapter 6. Juvenile Justice Procedures
Rights of Juveniles
Bail
Taking Into Custody
Interrogation
The Detention Hearing
Detention/Shelter Care
The Preliminary Conference
The Petition
Notification
The Adjudicatory Hearing
The Social Background Investigation
The Dispositional Hearing
Appeals
Chapter 7. Juveniles and the Police
Police Discretion in Encounters with Juveniles
Unofficial Procedures
Official Procedures
Training and Competence of Juvenile Officers
Police/School Consultant and Liaison Programs
Community Oriented Policing and Juveniles
Police and Juvenile Court
Chapter 8. Key Figures in Juvenile Court Proceedings
The Prosecutor
Defense Counsel
The Relationship Between the Prosecutor and Defense
Counsel-Adversary or Cooperative?
The Juvenile Court Judge
The Juvenile Probation Officer
Children and Family Services Personnel
Training and Competence of Juvenile Court Personnel
Chapter 9. Prevention and Diversion Programs
Prevention
Diversion Programs
Some Examples of Prevention and Diversion Programs
Some Criticisms
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs
Chapter 10. Dispositional Alternatives
Probation
Foster Homes
Juvenile Corrections
The Dilemmas of Juvenile Corrections
Some Possible Solutions
Chapter 11. Violence Against Youth
Physical Abuse
Child Neglect
Emotional Abuse of Children
Sexual Abuse of Children
Intervention
Chapter 12. Violent Youth and Gangs
Violent Youth
Firearms and Juvenile Violence
Gangs
Public, Legislative, and Judicial Reaction
Alternatives to Incarceration for Violent Juveniles
