Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Practice, and Law

by Siegel, Larry J.; Senna, Joseph J.

• ISBN13: 9780534557287
• ISBN10: 0534557287
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-16
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This comprehensive, best-selling text provides an in-depth analysis of theories of delinquency, environmental issues, juvenile justice issues, and the juvenile justice system. Renowned for its exhaustive research base, this book presents cutting-edge and seminal research as well as up-to-the minute policy and newsworthy examples. Offering objective, to-the-minute presentation of theory and juvenile justice policy issues, the authors examine opposing sides of controversial aspects of delinquency and delinquency programs in a balanced, unbiased way. Rewritten for greater clarity, this thoroughly revised edition achieves new heights of student accessibility through increased pedagogical aids, including a marginal glossary. This edition provides students a gateway to online and multimedia resources that capture the immediacy of the field through CNN video, CD-ROM, and the Web.

Table of Contents

PART ONE THE CONCEPT OF DELINQUENCY	1	(74)
CHAPTER ONE CHILDHOOD AND DELINQUENCY	3	(33)
CHAPTER TWO THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY	36	(39)
PART TWO THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY	75	(164)
CHAPTER THREE FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL: CHOICE AND TRAIT THEORIES	77	(48)
CHAPTER FOUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND DELINQUENCY	125	(38)
CHAPTER FIVE SOCIAL PROCESS THEORIES: LEARNING, CONTROL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL	163	(44)
CHAPTER SIX SOCIAL REACTION THEORIES: LABELING AND CONFLICT	207	(32)
PART THREE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY	239	(190)
CHAPTER SEVEN GENDER AND DELINQUENCY	241	(32)
CHAPTER EIGHT THE FAMILY AND DELINQUENCY: MAKEUP, INFLUENCE, AND ABUSE	273	(44)
CHAPTER NINE PEERS AND DELINQUENCY: JUVENILE GANGS AND GROUPS	317	(41)
CHAPTER TEN SCHOOLS AND DELINQUENCY	358	(37)
CHAPTER ELEVEN DRUG USE AND DELINQUENCY	395	(34)
PART FOUR JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVOCACY	429	(40)
CHAPTER TWELVE THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE	431	(38)
PART FIVE CONTROLLING JUVENILE OFFENDERS	469	(124)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN POLICE WORK WITH JUVENILES	471	(36)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN PRETRIAL PROCEDURES	507	(39)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE JUVENILE TRIAL AND DISPOSITION	546	(47)
PART SIX JUVENILE CORRECTIONS	593
CHAPTER SIXTEEN JUVENILE PROBATION AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT	595	(31)
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN INSTITUTIONS FOR JUVENILES	626