Full Description
This second edition textbook focuses on the duties of juvenile justice administrators, featuring more illustrations, examples of programs, and interviews of juvenile justice administrators. The edition is updated to address critical issues in the field, including:
Recruitment
Training and retention of juvenile justice personnel
Reducing violence
Providing security for youth housed in juvenile correctional facilities
Diversion programs
Viable community corrections programs
Mass media and the community as it relates to juvenile justice administrators
Divided into five distinct sections, this book is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners studying or working with young offenders or juvenile justice administration.
Contents
Section I Introduction to Juvenile Justice Administration.- The juvenile Justice System.- Administrative Principles and Tasks of Juvenile Justice Administrators.- Decision Making by Juvenile Justice Agencies (Roles of Juvenile Justice.- Section II The Administration of Juvenile Justice Agencies.- Administration of Agencies Serving Endangered Children.- Family Law Pertaining to Children at Risk.- Administration of Juvenile Justice by Policing Agencies.- Administration of Security and Safety in the Schools.- Section III Administration of the Juvenile Justice Process.- Juvenile Law.- Juvenile Court Administration: Diversion and Informal Processing.- Juvenile Court Administration: Formal Processing.- Section IV: Trends in Juvenile Justice Administration.- Administration of Probation, Parole, and Community Sanctions.- Administration of Juvenile Correctional Facilities.- Future Trends in Juvenile Justice Administration.
