PART ONE
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency in the United States
CHAPTER 1 The Juvenile Justice System
CHAPTER 2 History of the Juvenile Justice System
CHAPTER 3 Juvenile Crime, Criminals, and Victims
PART TWO
Theories of Juvenile Delinquency
CHAPTER 4 Choice, Deterrence, Biological, and Psychological Theories
CHAPTER 5 Social Structure, Social Process, and Social Reaction Theories
CHAPTER 6 Delinquency Prevention and Intervention
PART THREE
Policing Juveniles, the Law, and the Courts
CHAPTER 7 Police and Juveniles
CHAPTER 8 Juvenile Law and Procedure
CHAPTER 9 The Juvenile Court
CHAPTER 10 Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
PART FOUR
Juvenile Corrections
CHAPTER 11 Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles
CHAPTER 12 Institutional Corrections for Juveniles
PART FIVE
Issues in Juvenile Delinquency
CHAPTER 13 Gangs and Delinquency
CHAPTER 14 Special Populations
CHAPTER 15 Future Directions in Juvenile Justice
Glossary
Index