Youth, Crime, and Justice is a comprehensive introduction to juvenile justice through a unique case-study approach. Each chapter opens with an engaging case, followed by an explanatory chapter that teaches core concepts, key terms, and critical issues. This accessible textbook covers the historical evolution of the core institutions charged with the socialization, guidance, and regulation of children and youth in the modern era, including the family, schools, communities, child welfare, and the juvenile justice system. Adopting a life course perspective, the book examines the changing legal,...

Youth, Crime, and Justice is a comprehensive introduction to juvenile justice through a unique case-study approach. Each chapter opens with an engaging case, followed by an explanatory chapter that teaches core concepts, key terms, and critical issues. This accessible textbook covers the historical evolution of the core institutions charged with the socialization, guidance, and regulation of children and youth in the modern era, including the family, schools, communities, child welfare, and the juvenile justice system. Adopting a life course perspective, the book examines the changing legal,...

Crime and Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system through fifteen case studies. Each chapter opens with a compelling case, and then teaches core concepts and critical issues. The third edition has been revised and streamlined and features new material on race, the war on drugs, police violence, and more.

Crime and Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system through fifteen case studies. Each chapter opens with a compelling case, and then teaches core concepts and critical issues. The third edition has been revised and streamlined and features new material on race, the war on drugs, police violence, and more.