Product Description: Authoritative, current, and easy to use, this book is an outstanding resource for readers looking to gain an accurate and thorough understanding of American juvenile justice.• Presents historical and contemporary data in an easy-to-understand fashion that survey the complex history of the juvenile justice system and allow readers to better comprehend the key issues• Includes a perspectives chapter that enables readers to hear voices from individuals with different backgrounds who are concerned with juvenile justice• Provides an ideal resource for general readers who want to learn more about the history and current events concerning juvenile justice as well as students without previous background knowledge of the subject• Contains a chronology of key moments in the history of juvenile justice in the United States as well as a glossary of key terms and definitions to guide the reade...read more

Product Description: Juvenile Delinquency offers a timely and comprehensive look at the issues of criminal behavior and justice related to young persons. In this highly accessible text, Donald J. Shoemaker grounds his readers with a historical perspective and the sociological parameters of delinquency, then presents a series of sharply focused chapters on schooling, religion, and family, as well as sections on drug use, gangs, and female delinquency...read more

Product Description: An insightful overview of the challenges and emerging solutions surrounding corrections, treatment, and prevention programs for troubled youth.• Includes a detailed chapter containing the most current data on juvenile offenders, juvenile victims, and more• A chronology covers the major events that have shaped our understanding of juvenile delinquency and the development of juvenile justice...read more

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