Juvenile justice :

Elrod, Preston,

Juvenile justice : a social, historical, and legal perspective / Preston Elrod, PhD, School of Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY ; R. Scott Ryderm, JD, Tribal Court Administrator, Adjunct Faculty at Spring Arbor University, Kalamazoo, MI. - Fourth edition. - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014 - xvi, 522 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context of juvenile justice : defining basic concepts and examining public perceptions of juvenile crime -- Measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency -- Theory and research : the social context of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- Early juvenile justice : before the juvenile court -- The development of the juvenile court -- Public and police responses to juvenile offenders -- Juvenile diversion -- Preadjudication processes in juvenile justice -- The transfer of juveniles to criminal court -- The contemporary juvenile court -- Community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders -- Institutional corrections programs for juvenile offenders -- The status offender in juvenile justice -- Juvenile justice and the violent juvenile offender -- Present conditions and future directions in juvenile justice -- Working in juvenile justice.

9781284031126 1284031128 9781449667597 1449667597

2013003161


Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.


United States.

KF9779 / .E44 2014

345.73/08

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