Delinquency and juvenile justice in American society /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shelden, Randall G., 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland, [2006]
Subjects:	Juvenile delinquency > United States. Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States. Crime > United States.

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. The nature and extent of delinquency. Delinquency and juvenile justice in historical perspective
The extent of delinquency
The nature of delinquency
Youth gangs
Female delinquency
pt. 2. Explaining delinquency. Individualistic theories of delinquency
Sociological theories of delinquency
Delinquency in context : inequality in U.S. society
Delinquency and the family
Schools and delinquency
pt. 3. Responses to delinquency. Processing offenders through the juvenile justice system : the police and juvenile court
Prisons or "correctional" institutions : What's in a name?
The double standard of juvenile justice
Recent trends : getting tough on juveniles
Some sensible solutions.