Judging Delinquents: Context and Process in Juvenile Court

by Emerson,Robert M.

• ISBN13: 9780202361635
• ISBN10: 0202361632
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Juvenile court has elicited the interest and criticism of lawyers, social workers, and criminologists, but less attention from sociologists. This book adds to growing sociological literature on the operations of legal institutions. It describes some critical aspects of the functioning of the juvenile court, an institution charged with judging and treating delinquents. To this end, it analyzes the nature of the court operation, the handling of delinquents, and the court's functions in relation to the wider social and legal system.

Author Biography

Robert M. Emerson is professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles

Table of Contents

The Dilemmas of Treatment	p. 1
The Setting and Structure of the Juvenile Court	p. 3
Relations with Political and Enforcement Agencies	p. 29
Relations with Treatment Resources	p. 57
Case Management and Moral Character	p. 81
The Framework of Court Categorization: Trouble and Moral Character	p. 83
The Dynamics of Categorization: Establishing Moral Character	p. 101
The Dynamics of Categorization: Defensive Strategies	p. 142
Courtroom Ceremony and Interaction	p. 172
The Dilemmas of Authority	p. 217
Character and Probationary Control	p. 219
Character and the Court Practice of Psychiatry	p. 246
Conclusion	p. 268
Appendix	p. 276
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 287
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