This interdisciplinary handbook offers an up-to-date examination of advances in the fields of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. The contributorsall leading scholars and practitionersprovide a current state of both fields, while also assessing where they have been and defining where they should go in years to come.

Table of Contents

• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction - Marvin D. Krohn and Jodi Lane
• Part I Trends in Juvenile Delinquency Around the World
• 1 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Trends in the United States - Jodi Lane
• 2 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Trends in Europe - Paul R. Smit and Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld
• 3 Youth Violence in Brazil: Law, Prevalence, and Promising Initiatives - Paulo Ricardo Diniz Filho and Giza Lopes
• 4 Juvenile Justice in Russia - Elena Bystrova and Maria Tcherni
• 5 Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency in India - Suman Kakar
• 6 Juvenile Justice in South Africa - Adam Cooper
• 7 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in China - Beidi Dong
• 8 Putting the Processing of Juvenile Offenders into Context - Kristin Gardner and Lonn Lanza-Kaduce
• Part II Correlates of Delinquent Behavior
• 9 Gender, Delinquency, and Youth Justice: Issues for a Global Century - Meda Chesney-Lind and Nicholas Chagnon
• 10 Causes of African-American Juvenile Delinquency - James D. Unnever
• 11 A Biosocial Perspective on Juvenile Delinquency - Chris L. Gibson and Andrea Davis
• 12 Parenting and Delinquency - John P. Hoffmann
• 13 School Effects on Delinquency and School-Based Prevention - Wayne N. Welsh and Courtney Harding
• 14 Fleas and Feathers: The Role of Peers in the Study of Juvenile Delinquency - John M. Eassey and Molly Buchanan
• 15 Neighborhoods and Delinquent Behavior - Susan McNeeley and Pamela Wilcox
• Part III Explaining Delinquency
• 16 General Strain Theory and Delinquency - Robert Agnew
• 17 Social Learning Theory and Delinquent Behavior: Past, Present, and Future Investigations - L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.
• 18 Social Control and Self-Control - Erich Goode
• 19 Theoretical Perspectives on Delinquent Development: Propensity, Plasticity, and Range - Arjan A.J. Blokland
• 20 Labeling Theory - Marvin D. Krohn and Giza Lopes
• 21 Routine Activities and Opportunity Theory - Nick Tilley and Aiden Sidebottom
• Part IV System Responses to Delinquency
• 22 Prenatal and Early Childhood Prevention of Antisocial Behavior - Lauretta M. Brennan and Daniel S. Shaw
• 23 School Prevention Programs - Steven P. Lab
• 24 Neighborhood-based Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency - Abigail A. Fagan and Andrea Lindsey
• 25 Policing Juvenile Delinquency - Reveka V. Shteynberg and Allison D. Redlich
• 26 Juvenile Diversion - James V. Ray and Kristina Childs
• 27 Youth in the Juvenile Court and Adult Court - Michael J. Leiber and Jennifer H. Peck
• 28 Community-Based Sanctions and Juveniles: What Works, What Does Not, and What Looks Promising - Crystal A. Garcia
• 29 Institutionalization and Treatment - Barry Glick
• Part V Special Issues in Juvenile Delinquency
• 30 Gang Trends, Trajectories, and Solutions - James C. Howell
• 31 A Look at the Street Gang Violence Situation in Europe - Elmar G.M. Weitekamp
• 32 Weapon Carrying and Use Among Juveniles - Amanda D. Emmert and Alan J. Lizotte
• 33 Youth Drug Trends and Societal Reactions - John M. Stogner and Bryan Lee Miller
• 34 Maltreatment and Damaging Outcomes in Adolescence: Longitudinal Research and Policy - Timothy O. Ireland, Carolyn A. Smith, and Jamie E. Walter
• 35 Victimization and Fear of Crime Among Juveniles - David C. May