Juvenile justice : a guide to theory, policy, and practice.: a guide to theory, policy, and practice. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Cox, Steven M; Allen, Jennifer M; Hanser, Robert D; Conrad, John J
• Contents: Preface; Chapter 1. Juvenile Justice in Historical Perspective; What Would You Do?; Juvenile Justice Historically; Continuing Dilemmas in Juvenile Justice; Rethinking Juvenile Justice; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 2. Defining and Measuring Offenses by and Against Juveniles; What Would You Do?; Legal Definitions; Changing Definitions; Age Ambiguity; Inaccurate Images of Offenders and Victims; Behavioral Definitions; Official Statistics: Sources and Problems; Official Delinquency Statistics; Official Statistics on Abuse and Neglect; National Crime Victimization Survey; Sources of Error in Official Statistics; Unofficial Sources of Data; Self-Report Studies; Police Observational Studies; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 3. Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders; What Would You Do?; Social Factors; Family; Education; Social Class; Gangs; Drugs; Physical Factors; Age; Gender; Race; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 4. Theories of Causation; What Would You Do?; Scientific Theory; Some Early Theories; Demonology; Classical Theory; Rational Choice Theory; Deterrence Theory; Routine Activities Theory; The Positivist School; Biological Theories; Cesare Lombroso’s “Born Criminal” Theory; Other Biological Theories; Biosocial/Neurological Theory; Psychological Theories; Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Approach; Psychopathology; Behaviorism and Learning Theory; Sociological Theories; Anomie and Strain Theory; Ecological/Social Disorganization Approach; Edwin Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory; Labeling Theory; Conflict, Radical, Critical, and Marxist Theories; Feminism; Control Theories; Integrated Theories; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 5. Child Abuse and Neglect; What Would You Do?; Child Maltreatment; Physical Abuse; Child Neglect; Emotional Abuse of Children; Sexual Abuse of Children; Internet Exploitation; Intervention; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 6. Purpose and Scope of Juvenile Court Acts; What Would You Do?; Purpose; Comparison of Adult Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice Systems; Protecting the Juvenile From Stigmatization; Maintaining the Family Unit; Preserving Constitutional Rights in Juvenile Court Proceedings; Scope; Age; Delinquent Acts; Unruly Children; Deprived, Neglected, or Dependent Children; Jurisdiction; Concurrent, Exclusive, and Blended Jurisdiction; Waiver; Double Jeopardy; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 7. Juvenile Justice Procedures; What Would You Do?; Rights of Juveniles; Bail; Taking Into Custody; Interrogation; Detention Hearing; Detention or Shelter Care; Preliminary Conference; Petition; Notification; Adjudicatory Hearing; Social Background Investigation, Social Summary Report, Presentence Investigation, or Predisposition Investigation; Dispositional Hearing; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 8. Juveniles and the Police; What Would You Do?; Police Discretion in Encounters With Juveniles; Unofficial Procedures; Official Procedures; Training and Competence of Juvenile Officers; Police–School Resource Officer and Liaison Programs; Community-Oriented Policing and Juveniles; Police and Juvenile Court; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 9. Key Figures in Juvenile Court Proceedings; What Would You Do?; Prosecutor; Defense Counsel; Relationship Between the Prosecutor and Defense Counsel: Adversarial or Cooperative?; Juvenile Court Judge; Juvenile Probation Officer; Children and Family Services Personnel; Court-Appointed Special Advocates; Training and Competence of Juvenile Court Personnel; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 10. Prevention and Diversion Programs; What Would You Do?; Prevention; Diversion Programs; Examples of Prevention and Diversion Programs; School Programs; Wilderness Programs; Restorative Justice Programs; Children and Family Services; Federal Programs; Other Diversion and Prevention Programs/Therapeutic Courts; Some Criticisms; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 11. Dispositional Alternatives; What Would You Do?; Probation; Foster Homes; Treatment Centers; Juvenile Corrections; Capital Punishment and Youthful Offenders; Possible Solutions; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 12. Violent Juveniles and Gangs; What Would You Do?; Violent Juveniles; Juvenile Homicide and Juvenile Violence; Gangs; Brief History of Gangs; Defining and Identifying Street Gangs; Roles and Activities of Juvenile Versus Adult Gang Members; Gang Affiliation and Identification Along Racial Lines; Delinquent and Criminal Gang Activities; Gang Membership; Characteristics; Age; Gender; Monikers; Graffiti; Jargon; Recruitment; Juvenile Girls and Gang Membership; Response of Justice Network to Gangs; Public, Legislative, and Judicial Reaction; Alternatives to Incarceration for Violent Juveniles; Establishing a Juvenile Gang Exit Program; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 13. Global Issues in Juvenile Justice; What Would You Do?; Problems With Delinquency in the Global Community; Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquents Around the World; Juveniles as Victims of Crime; Juvenile Exploitation and Delinquency; Juvenile Exploitation in Underdeveloped and War-Torn Areas; Urbanization and Delinquency in Developed Countries; Age of Responsibility; Delinquency in Various World Regions; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East; Eastern Europe; Juvenile Gangs Around the World; Mexico and Central America; Africa; Asia; Europe; Australia; International Approaches to Preventing Juvenile Gangs; Human Trafficking and Youth Exploitation; International Administration of Juvenile Justice; International Standards and Documents; Use of Restorative Justice With Young Offenders Around the World; Summary; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Chapter 14. The Future of Juvenile Justice; What Would You Do?; Possibilities for the Future of Juvenile Justice; Barriers to Change in Juvenile Justice; Possible Improvements to the Juvenile Justice System; Key Terms; Critical Thinking Questions; Suggested Readings; Appendix; Glossary; References; Index; About the Authors;
• Edition: Ninth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.360973; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Cross-cultural studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506349022
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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