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Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, 2nd

After providing a history of the development of the juvenile court, this book ...


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Publisher :Anderson Publishing
Format: softcover, 365 pp. , BOOK
ISBN: 9781593455705
2008
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    After providing a history of the development of the juvenile court, this book explores some of the most important current controversies in juvenile justice. Original essays review major theories of juvenile delinquency, explore psychological and biological factors that may explain delinquent behavior, and examine the nexus between substance abuse and delinquency.




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    Chapter 1. The Intent and Performance of Juvenile Justice
    Peter J. Benekos & Alida V. Merlo

    Chapter 2. Delinquency Theory: Classical and Sociological Explanations
    Frank E. Hagan & Pamela Tontodonato

    Chapter 3. Delinquency Theory: Emerging Explanations from the Biopsychological Perspective
    Thomas J. Gamble & Amy C. Eisert

    Chapter 4. Youth, Drugs, and Delinquency
    Frank P. Williams III & Marilyn McShane

    Chapter 5. Violence and Education: Controlling the School Yard
    Richard Lawrence

    Chapter 6. Invisible Youth: Maltreated Children and Status Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System -- Politics, Science, and Children's Issues
    John H. Lemmon

    Chapter 7. The "Adultification" of Youth
    Joseph Sanborn

    Chapter 8. Youth Behind Bars: Doing Justice or Doing Harm?
    Eric J. Fritsch & Tory J. Caeti

    Chapter 9. Race, Delinquency, and Discrimination: Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System
    Donna M. Bishop

    Chapter 10. Gender and Delinquency: Females Doing Crime
    Ruth Triplett, Dianne Cyr Carmody & Peggy S. Plass

    Chapter 11. Sentenced to Die: The Ultimate Sanction for Juvenile Offenders
    Alexis J. Miller & Richard Tewksbury

    Chapter 12. Comparative Juvenile Justice Policy: Lessons from Other Countries
    Alida V. Merlo & Peter J. Benekos

     

     

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