Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Practices

3rd Edition

By Robert Taylor , Eric Fritsch

Publication Date: Feb 2, 2010

ISBN:0078111455 / 9780078111457

Language: English

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Imprint: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Dimensions: 11.1 X 8.7 Inches (US)

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This four-color text provides students with a solid overview of the juvenile justice system in the United States, presenting 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 informs the direction of the text. Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Practices includes coverage of juvenile law and procedure, juvenile corrections, juvenile delinquency, delinquency prevention, and the future of juvenile justice in the United States.

Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Practices

Part 1. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency in the United States

Chapter 1. The Juvenile Justice System

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