Juvenile Justice: Theory, Systems, and Organization

I. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 1. Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. 2. Theoretical Explanations of Delinquency. 3. The External Environment. 4. Gangs. II. THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 5. Police and the Juvenile Offender. 6. The Courts and Juvenile Justice. 7. Diversion. 8. Community-Based Sanctions and Juvenile Institutions. III. MANAGING PROCESSES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE. 9. Goals and Effectiveness of the Juvenile Justice System. 10. Organization, Bureaucracy, and Systems. 11. Decision Making. 12. Inter-Group Relations and Conflict. IV. INTEGRATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 13. Power and Politics in Juvenile Justice. 14. The Executives. 15. Juvenile Justice: An Overview and Assessment. Subject Index. Author Index.