Juvenile Justice In America

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Juvenile Justice In America

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PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Juvenile Justice: An Overview

2. The Measurement of Juvenile Crime and Victimization

3. Causes of Juvenile Crime

PART II: THE SYSTEM AND EARLY DECISION MAKING

4. The Police

5. The Juvenile Court

6. The Juvenile Court: Trial and Disposition

7. Juveniles in Adult Court

PART III: COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS

8. Juvenile Probation

9. Community-Based Programs

PART IV: INSTITUTIONALIZATION

10. Juvenile Institutionalization

11. Juvenile Aftercare

12. Treatment Technologies

PART V: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER

13. Juvenile Gangs

14. Drugs and Youthful Offending

PART VI: THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

15. International Juvenile Justice

PART VII: THE FUTURE

16. Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century

For courses in Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Social Work .

 

Unique in approach, this book presents an intimate look at juvenile justice.

 

Juvenile Justice in America, Seventh Edition, provides an intimate look at the lives of juveniles, their experiences in society, and the consequences of those experiences, and is accompanied by valuable online book-specific resources. The text carefully examines the characteristics, procedures, policies, and problems of American juvenile justice systems. The authors also discuss the issues and challenges that must be faced in order to develop more just systems and a more humane present and future for juveniles. The text maintains a balance of theory, evidence-based findings, law, and practice, and provides the most up-to-date material possible.

 

Hallmark Features

 

Promotes well-rounded understanding with a comprehensive, practical approach. Bartollas & Miller offer the fullest coverage of the history, data, legal processing requirements, evidence-based programming, and best practices in juvenile justice of any book in the field.

  • Emphasis on current best practices not only shows students how content is applied in real situations, these tried and tested methods illustrate how procedures have evolved over time and continue to change to deal with new issues.

Lets students see into the minds of delinquents, victims, and field professionals. The Voices in the American Juvenile Justice System supplement presents stories from juvenile offenders, victims, and justice professionals in their own voices. The readings show how real people are involved in and affected by the juvenile justice system and promote deeper understanding of many issues surrounding delinquency.

  • Call-outs in the text direct readers to relevant stories in the Voices supplement.
  • Readings include materials from gang members, researchers, professionals in probation, community resource organizers, judges, and others in the system.

Gets students involved in the learning process. Critical thinking questions, charts, graphs, photos, and engaging content encourage students to think beyond what they have read to analyze and apply material in meaningful ways.

 

Encourages learning through a student-friendly format. The book uses straight-forward language that is appropriate for community college students through those in four-year colleges. Visuals are provided whenever possible illustrate and clarify data.

  • The logical organization of chapter also helps students build knowledge gradually. Content progresses from the history of juvenile justice through the types and data on delinquency, to the causes of and responses to offending. The book then examines the developing emphasis on aftercare probation, drugs, gangs, international juvenile justice, and the future.

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The new Seventh Edition has been revised to incorporate the latest issues, data, and research in the field.

 

New! Evidence-based practices and programs are now featured in every chapter—boxed features in each chapter highlight real-life examples of evidence-based practices and programs currently in operation.

  • This focus on practical applications helps students see how best practices are developed and illustrates text concepts in action.

New! New chapter opening vignettes and learning objectives—in every chapter introduce students to chapter topics and organize material into defined learning goals. New! The chapters on Juvenile Court have been combined—the chapters have been unified to help students become more aware of the extent to which juvenile courts are unified internally.

New! New content has been added—on numerous topics, including:

  • bullying
  • children forced into prostitution
  • assessment
  • overpopulation of males in institutions
  • technology in corrections
  • new research on drug addiction

New! Chapter 4 has been revised—and now examines gender, race/ethnicity, and class correlates of delinquency, including new coverage of causes of African American and Hispanic youthful offending.

 

Expanded! The chapter on aftercare has been expanded—this very important, yet often overlooked, aspect of juvenile corrections is now given greater emphasis, including current research on reentry programs and discussion of the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges.

 

Updated! Chapter 15, International Juvenile Justice— has been modified to show the differences in economic, social, and political organization among various countries. The chapter compares countries from the failed state of Somalia, to Sweden, one of the most progressive countries in handling juveniles.

 

Revised! Chapter 16, The Future of Juvenile Corrections—has been rewritten to focus on major societal issues affecting the future of juveniles, major issues within the field of juvenile justice, and the careers available in juvenile justice.

For courses in Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Social Work .

 

Unique in approach, this book presents an intimate look at juvenile justice.

 

Juvenile Justice in America, Seventh Edition, provides an intimate look at the lives of juveniles, their experiences in society, and the consequences of those experiences. The text carefully examines the characteristics, procedures, policies, and problems of American juvenile justice systems. The authors also discuss the issues and challenges that must be faced in order to develop more just systems and a more humane present and future for juveniles. The text maintains a balance of theory, evidence-based findings, law, and practice, and provides the most up-to-date material possible.

&>Unique in approach, this book presents an intimate look at juvenile justice.

Juvenile Justice in America, Seventh Edition, provides an intimate look at the lives of juveniles, their experiences in society, and the consequences of those experiences. The text carefully examines the characteristics, procedures, policies, and problems of American juvenile justice systems. The authors also discuss the issues and challenges that must be faced in order to develop more just systems and a more humane present and future for juveniles. The text maintains a balance of theory, evidence-based findings, law, and practice, and provides the most up-to-date material possible.

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social sciences, criminal justice, higher education, juvenile justice, Humanities and Social Sciences