Juvenile Justice: An Introduction, Eleventh Edition, presents a comprehensive picture of juvenile offending, delinquency theories, and the ways juvenile justice actors and agencies react to delinquency. Whitehead, Lab, and Rocheleau offer evidence-based suggestions for successful interventions and treatment and examine the prospects for rebalancing the model of juvenile court. This new edition includes insightful analysis and the latest available statistics on juvenile crime and victimization, drug use, court processing, and corrections. Special attention is given to female involvement, disproportionate minority contact, and diversity issues. Each chapter enhances student understanding with Key Terms, a “What You Need to Know” section, and Discussion Questions. Links at key points in the text show students where to get the latest information.
Table of Contents: Preface
CHAPTER 1 Introduction: The Definition and Extent of Delinquency
Introduction
Defining Delinquency
Defining a Juvenile
The Extent of Delinquency
Comparing the Delinquency Measures
Summary
CHAPTER 2 The History of Juvenile Justice
Introduction
Property and Person
The Rise of Juvenile Institutions
The Establishment of the Juvenile Court
Benevolence or Self-Interest?
Juvenile Justice from 1920 to the 1960s
Changes since the 1960s
Summary
CHAPTER 3 Explaining Delinquency: Biological and Psychological Approaches
Introduction
Theoretical Schools of Thought
Biological and Sociobiological Theories
Psychological Explanations
Summary
CHAPTER 4 Sociological Explanations of Delinquency
Introduction
The Ecological Perspective
Sociological Learning Theories
Strain Theories
Subcultural Theories
Routine Activities and Rational Choice
Control Theories
The Labeling Perspective
Life-Course and Developmental Theories
The Impact of Theories on Juvenile Justice
Summary
CHAPTER 5 Gang Delinquency
Introduction
Gangs Defined
Early Gang Research
The Extent of Gang Membership
Characteristics of Gangs
Why Do Youths Join Gangs?
Gang Behavior
Do Gangs Cause Delinquency
Intervention with Gangs
Summary
CHAPTER 6 Drugs and Delinquency
Introduction
Gauging the Extent of Drug Use
The Drugs–Delinquency Connection
Research on the Drugs–Delinquency Relationship
Interventions
Alternative Responses to Drug Use
Summary: The Response of the Juvenile Justice System
CHAPTER 7: Policing and Juveniles
Introduction
Statistics on Police Work with Juveniles
Professional Policing and Juveniles
The Police and Juveniles
Community or Problem-Solving Policing
Citizen Attitudes toward the Police
Recent Issues in Policing Concerning Juveniles
Police Effectiveness with Juvenile Crime
Summary
CHAPTER 8 The Juvenile Court Process
Introduction
Detention
Detention Alternatives
The Intake Decision
Processing Juveniles in Adult Criminal Court
Adjudication and Disposition
Summary
CHAPTER 9 Due Process and Juveniles
Introduction
The Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Additional Supreme Court Rulings
Search and Seizure
Rights in School
Rights at Home and in the Community
Summary
CHAPTER 10 Institutional/Residential Interventions
Introduction
Institutional Corrections for Juveniles
State Training Schools
Other PlacementsProgram Effectiveness
Institutional Life
New Directions in Institutional Interventions
Summary
CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Probation and Community Corrections
Introduction
Probation
Aftercare
Supervision and Counseling
Current Trends in Community Supervision
Effectiveness of Juvenile Probation and Related Sanctions
Effective and Ineffective Treatment Interventions with Offenders
Continuing Concerns in Community Corrections
Summary
CHAPTER 12 Prevention in Juvenile Justice
Introduction
Risk Factors and Prevention
Addressing Community Risk Factors
Parent Training
Preschools Programs
Skills Training
Resistance Skills Training
Anti-Bullying Prevention
Mentoring Programs
Conflict Management/Resolution
Multi-Component Programs
Restorative Justice
Summary
CHAPTER 13 The Victimization of Juveniles
Introduction
The Extent of Victimization
Explaining Juvenile Victimization
Responses to Victimization
The Role of Formal Social Control Agencies
Summary: The Need to Recognize the Victim
CHAPTER 14 Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
Introduction
Proposals for Reforming Juvenile Court
Broader Issues
Capital Punishment for Juveniles
Life Sentences for Juveniles Who Murder
Jurisdiction over Status Offenses
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Court Cases
Index
