Full Description
Offering concise, self-contained chapters, Juvenile Justice Today, 1e explores the history of juvenile justice, the juvenile justice system, and special populations. Video profiles accompany each chapter and give a dramatic picture of juveniles in the system, along with the police, judges and personnel that work with them. The mycrimekit website supports the text and includes practice quizzes, essay questions and online activities. Throughout the text, real-world examples and research and evaluations summaries help students understand the juvenile justice system, processes and people within it.
Contents
PART I1. History of Juvenile Justice2. Juvenile Statistics: Measurement and Analysis3. Dealing with Delinquency Theories, Issues, and PracticePART II: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM4. The Juvenile Justice Process5. Juveniles and the Police: Where the System Starts6. Juvenile Assessment and Classification7. Legal Rights of Juveniles8. Juvenile Probation and Diversion9. Juvenile Institutions: The Success of Failure10. Juvenile ParolePART III: SPECIAL POPULATIONS: JUVENILE VICTIMS AND JUVENILE GANGS11. Juvenile Victimization12. Juvenile Gangs
