The entries address a broad range of issues and topics, such as alcohol and drug abuse, arson, the death penalty for juveniles, computer and Internet crime, gun violence, gangs, missing children, school violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency theories. In addition, topics cover society’s response to the problems of juvenile justice, punishments meted out to America’s juvenile offenders, juvenile rehabilitation programs, and well-known researchers and professionals in the field.

Key Features


• Articles written by a stellar collection of academic theorists and real-world practitioners

• Complete review of the complicated juvenile legal and court system, juvenile punishment, rehabilitation efforts, and legislation

• Extensive entries on child and adolescent crimes, pathologies, and problems

• Coverage of psychological, biological, and sociological theories of delinquency, as well as historic “body type” theories

• Addresses such historical topics as the deinstitutionalization movement, the Chicago Area Project, and the Provo Experiment

• Profiles historic theorists and policymakers in juvenile justice

• Includes a special appendix on print and electronic resources on juvenile justice

• Comprehensive index, including a reader’s guide that facilitates browsing and offers easy access to information

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