Controversies in juvenile justice and delinquency / Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo.

After providing a history of the development of the juvenile court, this book explores some of the most important current controversies in juvenile justice. Original essays review major theories of juvenile delinquency, explore psychological and biological factors that may explain delinquent behavio...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Authors: Benekos, Peter J. (Author), Merlo, Alida V. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Reflections on youth and juvenile justice / Alida V. Merlo and Peter J. Benekos
  • ch. 2. What causes delinquency? : classical and sociological theories of crime / Pamela Tontodonato and Frank E. Hagan
  • ch. 3. Delinquency theory : examining delinquency and aggression through a biopsychosocial approach / Thomas J. Gamble and Amy C. Eisert
  • ch. 4. Youth, drugs, and delinquency / Frank P. Williams III and Maarilyn McShane
  • ch. 5. Violence and schools : the problem, prevention, and policies / Richard Lawrence
  • ch. 6. A world of risk : victimized children in the juvenile justice system : an ecological explanation, a holistic solution / John H. Lemmon and P.J. Verrecchia
  • ch. 7. Prosecuting juvenile offenders in criminal court / Joseph Sanborn
  • ch. 8. Youth behind bars : doing justice or harm? / Eric J. Fritsch and Tory J. Caeti
  • ch. 9. Race, delinquency, and discrimination : minorities in the juvenile justice system / Donna M. Bishop
  • ch. 10. In trouble and ignored : female delinquents in America / Ruth Triplett, Dianne Cyr Carmody, and Peggy S. Plass
  • ch. 11. Sentenced to die : controversy and change in the ultimate sanction for juvenile offenders / Alexis J. Miller and Richard Tewksbury
  • ch. 12. Comparative juvenile justice policy : lessons from other countries / Audry Passetti, Alida V. Merlo, and Peter J. Benekos.