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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
- Barry A. Krisberg - University of California, Berkeley, USA
February 2017 | 232 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency brings into focus the causes of delinquency and provides students with a broad, up-to-date review of the latest research, statistical data, theories, and court decisions in the U.S. juvenile justice system. Author Barry Krisberg writes from a research-based approach which offers students pragmatic solutions to problems within the system—focusing on the reformative power of redemptive justice. Students will take away a foundational understanding of the current policies and issues shaping the juvenile justice system and practical strategies for helping juveniles improve and move their lives in a more positive direction.
Chapter 1. Juvenile Justice: Myths and Realities
Chapter 2. Data Sources
Chapter 3. The Historical Legacy of Juvenile Justice
Chapter 4. The Current Juvenile Justice System
Chapter 5. Juvenile Justice and the American Dilemma
Chapter 6. Young Women and the Juvenile Justice System
Chapter 7. Is There a Science of Prevention?
Chapter 8. What Works in Juvenile Justice
Chapter 9. The Gang Busters: Does Getting Tough Reduce Youth Crime?
Chapter 10. Redeeming Our Children
Chapter 11. Explaining Juvenile Criminal Behavior
