This comprehensive, best-selling text provides an in-depth analysis of the theories of delinquency, environmental
issues, juvenile justice issues, and the juvenile justice system. Renowned for its exhaustive research base, this
book presents cutting-edge, seminal research, as well as up-to-the-minute policy and newsworthy examples. Offering
objective, up-to-the-minute presentation of juvenile delinquency theory and juvenile justice policy issues, the
authors examine opposing sides of controversial aspects of delinquency and delinquency programs in a balanced,
unbiased way. Rewritten for greater clarity and impact, this new edition addresses the latest hot topics and provides
students with a gateway to online and multimedia resources that capture the immediacy of the field through CNN®
videos, a CD-ROM, and the Internet. With its many updates and greater array of supplements, the Ninth Edition of
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW presents a powerful and exciting set of teaching resources and
learning tools for instructors and students alike.
Benefits:
NEW! A new Student Companion CD-ROM is packaged FREE with each new copy of the text. This unparalleled resource
contains CNN® video clips with critical thinking activities tied to chapter-opening vignettes. Icons have been
placed in the margins throughout the text (where appropriate) to point the student to chapter-related content and
reinforcement of concepts on the CD-ROM.
The authors integrate good coverage of juvenile justice policy throughout the text. Students are made aware
of the relationship between juvenile justice policy and opinions on causes of juvenile delinquency.
Siegel's proven authorship on both JUVENILE DELINQUENCY and CRIMINOLOGY has won the respect of juvenile delinquency
instructors around the country.
The following three boxed features have been retained in the Ninth Edition: "Focus on Delinquency"
covers controversial issues and exciting new research; "Juvenile Law in Review" covers major Supreme
Court cases that influence the juvenile justice system; and "Policy and Practice" discusses major initiatives
and programs concerning juvenile justice).
NEW! To further help students synthesize and retain the material covered throughout the text, the authors have
added new Chapter Objectives at the beginning of each chapter, critical thinking questions at the end of each boxed
feature, and more summary charts and visuals. Revised Chapter Summaries closely correlate with the new Chapter
Objectives for each chapter.
NEW! Based on reviewer feedback, the new edition has expanded coverage of key topic areas such as sociological
theories, racial discrimination, public policy, socioeconomic causes and correlates of delinquency, restorative
justice, drug courts, and the "Harm Reduction" approach to delinquency prevention.
NEW! Providing students with numerous opportunities to best utilize the power and potential of the Internet,
the text includes new end-of-chapter "Doing Research on the Web" sections, featuring scenario-based activities
with links to InfoTrac College Edition articles and relevant websites. Web links are found in the margins of every
chapter and every boxed feature in the text includes a new Internet reference or Web-based activity.
NEW! The Ninth Edition features a new chapter on the future of juvenile justice and delinquency (Chapter 17).
NEW! Chapter 10, "Drug Use and Delinquency," now includes coverage of harm reduction approaches to
illicit drug use, up-to-date findings on racial discrimination associated with the War on Drugs, and new research
on the finances of drug-selling gangs.
Siegel's JUVENILE DELINQUENCY is characterized by comprehensive, in-depth coverage of all major topics covered
in Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice courses. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY includes in-depth analyses of the theories
of delinquency, social, community, and environmental influences on delinquency, juvenile justice issues, and the
juvenile justice system. Unquestionably, this is the most authoritative juvenile delinquency text on the market.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY is unrivaled in its current coverage of topics. It incorporates the latest research and
trends in the field. The Ninth Edition offers more current citations than any other text for the course.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY is unbiased. It is not a "point of view" book. Offering objective, up-to-the-minute
presentations of juvenile delinquency theory and juvenile justice policy issues, the authors examine opposing sides
of controversial aspects of delinquency and delinquency programs in a balanced unbiased manner.
Table of Contents
Part I: CONCEPT OF DELINQUENCY.
1. Childhood and Delinquency.
2. The Nature and Extent of Delinquency.
Part II: THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY.
3. Individual Views of Delinquency.
4. Sociological Views of Delinquency.
5. Developmental Views of Delinquency.
Part III: SOCIAL, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY.
6. Gender and Delinquency.
7. The Family and Delinquency.
8. Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups.
9. Schools and Delinquency.
10. Drug Use and Delinquency.
11. Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives.
Part IV: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
12. Juvenile Justice: Then and Now.
13. Police Work with Juveniles.
14. The Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing.
15. Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization.
16. Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad.
17. The Future of Juvenile Justice.