The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law

A market-leader, The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law explores all aspects of juvenile justice–from arrest, intake, adjudicatory hearings, dispositions and aftercare. Known for its depth of coverage, it maintains a legal emphasis and covers the legal rights of juveniles and landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases. Up-to-date tables, figures and statistics give readers the most current perspective of juvenile justice trends. Chapter-opening scenarios, personality highlights and career snapshots use personal accounts to capture the essence of what it means to be part of the juvenile justice system. For courses in Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency

Features of The Juvenile Justice System, Sixth Edition include:

 

•          Up-to-date and interesting box materials supplementing the text, featuring key topics and contemporary themes of different aspects of juvenile justice, including school violence, drugs, and psychologically disturbed youths

 

•          Interesting career snapshots from practitioners and scholars who work in the juvenile justice system or do research about juveniles

 

•          Relevant and interesting Internet sites listed at the end of chapters for all topics discussed, including where to find important information for research and other purposes

 

•          Comprehensive discussion of the juvenile justice system, including the legal rights of juveniles, landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases, and the death penalty for juveniles

 

•          Elaborate description of how juvenile offenders are classified and processed, including the status offender/delinquent distinction and the deinstitutionalization movement

 

•          Comprehensive discussion of juvenile corrections, including electronic monitoring, home confinement, and numerous community corrections programs

 

•          Extensive discussion of police-juvenile relations and law enforcement options relating to juvenile offenders

 

•          Coverage of classification systems for juvenile offenders and the decision making process relating to their placement in the community or secure care

 

•          Discussion of the jail removal initiative and events related to housing juveniles in adult jails and prisons

 

•          The most extensive, accurate, and up-to-date description available of types of waivers, transfers, and certification proceedings against juveniles and how these procedures interface with the criminal justice system

 

•          Extensive explanation and description of contemporary blended sentencing statutes and recent changes concerning how violent juvenile offenders are processed