Juvenile Justice Administration

by Kratcoski; Peter C.

• ISBN13: 9781439821602
• ISBN10: 1439821607
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-10
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Written for practitioners in the juvenile justice system and also appropriate for courses in juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency, this book focuses on theories and models of administration and how these theories and models are used by the agencies that make up the juvenile justice system. The book describes specific programs utilized by justice agencies and presents extensive interviews with juvenile justice administrators. Individual chapters are devoted to the juvenile justice system response to problems arising out of the family, the school, and within the community.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
About the Author	p. xvii
Chapter Contributors	p. xix
Introduction to Juvenile Justice Administration
The Juvenile Justice System	p. 3
Administrative Principles and Tasks of Juvenile Justice Administrators	p. 23
Management Theory and Administrative Models	p. 43
Juvenile Justice Personnel	p. 59
Introduction to the Administration of Juvenile Justice Agencies
Administration of Agencies Serving Endangered Children	p. 79
Family Law Pertaining to Children at Risk	p. 117
Law Enforcement Administration of Juvenile Justice in the United States	p. 131
The Role of the Police in the Administration of Juvenile Justice in Canada: Balancing Criminal Justice and Social Welfare Concerns in a Risk Society	p. 157
Police and Juveniles in Japan	p. 181
School Security: A Comparison Between Austria and the United States	p. 197
Introduction to the Juvenile Justice Process
Juvenile Court Processing and the Administration of the Juvenile Court	p. 219
Juvenile Law	p. 267
Juvenile Justice Administration in Austria	p. 287
Juvenile Justice Administration: A Canadian Overview	p. 321
Administration of Japanese Juvenile Justice	p. 349
Juvenile Justice in South Africa: Challenges and Existing Processes	p. 369
Introduction to the Administration of Juvenile Corrections
Administration of Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Sanctions	p. 409
Administration of Juvenile Correctional Facilities	p. 437
Future Trends in Juvenile Justice Administration	p. 473
Index	p. 489
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