Juvenile Justice: An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Research

ISBN-13: 9781138843226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 544 str.

James W. Burfeind; Dawn Jeglum Bartusch; Dusten Hollist

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking introduction to the juvenile justice system in the United States. It traces the historical origins of the legal concept of juvenile delinquency and the institutional responses that developed, analyses the problem of delinquency, including its patterns, correlates, and causes and offers an in-depth discussion of the efforts to respond to delinquency through both informal and formal mechanisms of juvenile justice.

Spis treści

Section I: Introduction to Juvenile Justice.  1. The Study of Juvenile Justice,  2. Origins and Transformation of Juvenile Justice,  3. Juvenile Justice Law, Structure, and Process,  Section II: Understanding the Problem of Delinquency.  4. Data on Delinquency and Juvenile Justice,  5. The Nature of Delinquency,  6. Causes of Delinquency,  Section III: Juvenile Justice Process.  7. Cops and Kids: Policing Juveniles,  8. Preliminary Procedures of Juvenile Courts: Detention, Transfer to Criminal Court, and Intake,  9. Formal Procedures of Juvenile Courts: Adjudication and Disposition,  10. Juvenile Probation,  11. Community-Based Corrections and Restorative Justice,  12. Residential Placement and Aftercare Programs,  Section IV: Partnerships in Juvenile Justice.  13. Delinquency Prevention,  14. Linking Systems of Care