Juvenile Justice

Richard Lawrence - St. Cloud State University
Mario Hesse - St Cloud State University, USA

Other Titles in:
Criminology & Criminal Justice (General) | Juvenile/Youth Crime (General)

December 2009 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This textbook presents an overview of the major subject areas in juvenile justice, with some of the latest research available from books, journal articles, and government documents. It includes special features that engage the reader in thinking critically about the subjects, with practical examples of justice in action, laws, policies, and programs in juvenile justice.

Preface

About the Authors

1. Defining and Measuring Juvenile Delinquency

2. The History of Juvenile Justice

3. Causes of Delinquency: Rational Choice and Individual Explanations

4. Sociological Explanations of Delinquency

5. Correlates and Causes of Delinquency

6. Police and Juveniles

7. Due Process and Juveniles' Rights

8. Juvenile Detention and Court Intake

9. Transfer to Criminal Court

10. The Juvenile Court Process

11. Juvenile Corrections: Institutional and Residential

12. Juvenile Probation and Community Corrections

13. Restorative Justice

14. The Future of Juvenile Justice

References

Index

"My overall assessment of this project is one of success! The text is well-presented and done so with clarity and a style that makes for easy reading and limited confusion. It takes the reader from a non-system to considerations for a future in juvenile justice. The strengths of this work are founded on clear, understandable language and a viewpoint of unbiased desire to present the most current and relevant information possible. As for weaknesses, generally speaking, I could find none."

Earl Ballou Jr.

Palo Alto College

The book is straightforward and easy for undergraduate and introductory students to comprehend.

Amy Cook

Virginia State University

Haven't made a decision yet.

Professor Alicia Crumpler

Administration of Justice, College Of The Sequoias

October 1, 2015

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I like the brevity and simplicity, but think students will miss out without some more depth. I also like the discussion questions and case in point boxes. I'm going to try to find a text that goes into more detail on delinquency, which this text understandably is not able to do. I need more of that for this particular course.

Dr Taryn VanderPyl

Sociology Anthropology Dept, Pacific University

March 28, 2016

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I adopted this text because I believe it is a thorough, concise text that covers all of the important topics in Juvenile Justice. It is also student-friendly because it is shorter and it is paperback which means it is less expensive for them to purchase. I also appreciate the instructor site where I can access test banks and PowerPoints.

Professor Margaret Lisuzzo

Criminal Justice Dept, Radford University

January 14, 2015

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This book contains very relevant conceptual and theoretical explanations. It also provide a fundamental outline of the historical organization of juvenile justice in the western hemisphere which are relevant to localized teaching and learning. It is also provide very appropriate teaching and learning activities for instructors and students.

Mr Andrew Hicks

Faculty of Social Sciences/Department of Sociology, University of Guyana

July 18, 2014

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The price was the ulimated decideing factor, the book was equal to others that I saw available

Ms Margaret King

Criminal Justice Dept, Molloy College

September 14, 2013

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I liked the copy I saw my students had for another class with another teacher. Please send my copy quick.

Dr Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers

Sociology, Greensboro College