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Juvenile Justice (with InfoTrac)

by: Hess, Kären M.; Drowns, Robert W.

Juvenile Justice (with InfoTrac)

by: Hess, Kären M.; Drowns, Robert W.

ISBN 13:
9780534630201
ISBN 10:
0534630200
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/15/2003
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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This book offers a highly accessible, comprehensive look at the juvenile justice system. With pedagogy fully integrated throughout the book, readers will easily make the connections between theory and practice. The book explores the various programs and processes that exist in the juvenile justice system, including prevention efforts through school and community-based programs, and provides an understanding of the history, current state, and future of juvenile justice.

Foreword,

xxi

Preface,

xxiii

PART I Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System

1 Separate Justice: Philosophical and Historical Roots of the Juvenile Justice System,

(41)

Introduction,

(1)

Social Control in Early Societies,

(2)

Developments in England,

(3)

The Middle Ages (A.D. 500-1500),

(1)

The Feudal Period,

(1)

The Renaissance,

(1)

The Reform Movement,

(1)

The Development of Juvenile Justice in the United States,

(1)

The Puritan Period (1646-1824),

(2)

Highlights of the Puritan Period Reform,

(1)

Refuge Period (1824-1899),

(1)

Houses of Refuge,

(5)

Reform Schools,

(1)

Foster Homes,

(1)

The Child Savers,

(1)

Other Developments during the Refuge Period,

(1)

Highlights of the Refuge Period Reform,

(1)

The Juvenile Court Period (1899-1960),

(7)

The 1899 Juvenile Court Act,

(4)

Early Efforts at Diversion: The Chicago Boy's Court and Youth Counsel Bureau, l

Federal Government Concern and Involvement,

(2)

Highlights of Juvenile Court Period Reform,

(1)

The Juvenile Rights Period (1960-1980),

(12)

The Four D's of Juvenile Justice,

(1)

The Kent Decision,

(1)

The Gault Decision,

(1)

The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice,

(1)

Youth Service Bureaus,

(1)

The Uniform Juvenile Court Act,

(1)

The White House Conference on Youth,

(1)

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act,

(1)

A Return to Due Process Issues: Other Landmark Cases,

(2)

The Issue of Right to Treatment,

(1)

Decriminalization of Status Offenses,

(1)

Development of Standards for Juvenile Justice,

(1)

Highlights of juvenile Rights Period Reform,

(1)

The Crime Control Period (1980-Present),

(3)

Schall v, Martin (1984) and Preventive Detention,

(1)

The Evolution of Child, Parent and State Relationships,

(1)

Still Evolving,

(2)

Summary,

(2)

Discussion Questions,

(1)

InfoTrac College Edition Assignments,

(1)

Internet Assignments,

(1)

References,

(1)

Cases Cited,

(1)

2 The Theories behind the Evolution of the Contemporary Juvenile Justice Process,

(29)

Introduction,

(1)

Justice,

(1)

Justice and the Law,

(1)

Purposes of Law,

(3)

Consensus Theory,

(2)

Conflict Theory,

(1)

Contemporary Perspectives on Justice and Punishment,

(1)

Two Competing World Views,

(3)

The Classical World View,

(2)

The Positivist World View,

(1)

Causes of Crime and Delinquency: An Overview,

(9)

Biological Theories,

(2)

Psychological Theories,

(1)

Sociological Theories,

(4)

Critical Theories,

(1)

Conclusion,

(1)

The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System Structure and Process,

(5)

The Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems Compared,

(1)

Caseflow through the Juvenile Justice System,

(4)

The Justice System and Community Policing,

(1)

The Complexity of the Juvenile Justice System,

(1)

Summary,

(2)

Discussion Questions,

(1)

InfoTrac College Edition Assignments,

(1)

Internet Assignments,

(1)

References,

(1)

Helpful Resource,

(1)

PART II Our Nation's Youths: A Challenge to the Justice System

3 Growth and Development: The First 18 Years,

(36)

Introduction,

(2)

Youths, Parens Patriae and the Juvenile Court's Jurisdiction,

(1)

Child Development -A Brief Overview,

(4)

The Critical First Three Years,

(1)

The Next 10 Years,

(3)

Children Living in Poverty,

(1)

Homelessness,

(1)

Victims of Lead Poisoning,

(1)

Children with Special Needs,

(2)

Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed Children,

(1)

Youths with, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,

(1)

Youths with Learning Disabilities,

(1)

Youths Exposed to Drugs, Alcohol or HIV Prenatally,

(1)

Adolescence,

(5)

The Influence of Early Work Experiences and Delinquency,

(1)

Youths Who Abuse Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs,

(1)

Teen Pregnancy,

(1)

The Influence of Family,

(5)

The Family as the First Teacher,

(1)

American Child-Rearing Rights and Parenting Practices,

(1)

Socialization,

(1)

Values,

(1)

Family-Related Risk Factors and the Disintegration of the Traditional Family,

(1)

Family Size and Sibling Influence,

(1)

Children Facing Special Challenges,

(1)

The Influence of the School,

(8)

Origins of U.S. Public Schools,

(1)

The Current Focus of Schools,

(1)

Values and the School,

(1)

The Importance of Success in School,

(1)

How Schools Promote Failure,

(1)

Student Response to Failure,

(1)

The Link between Delinquency and the Schools,

(1)

Problems Facing Schools,

(2)

Schools' Responses,

(1)

Students' Rights within the School,

(1)

The Influence of the Community,

100

(1)

Full-Service Community Schools,

101

(1)

Summary,

102

(1)

Discussion Questions,

103

(1)

InfoTrac College Edition Assignments,

103

(1)

Internet Assignments,

104

(1)

References,

104

(1)

Cases Cited,

105

(2)

4 Neglected, Abused, Victimized and Missing Children and Youths,

,106

Introduction,

107

(1)

Defining Child Maltreatment and Rating Its Severity,

108

(1)

Neglected Children,

109

(1)

Indicators of Neglect,

110

(1)

Physically or Emotionally Abused Children,

110

(8)

Historical Roots of Abuse,

111

(1)

Child Abuse and Neglect Laws,

112

(1)

The Causes of Abuse,

113

(1)

Indicators of Physical Abuse,

114

(1)

Indicators of Emotional Abuse,

115

(1)

The Seriousness of the Problem,

115

(1)

Three Levels of Abuse,

116

(1)

Child Abuse and the Link with Delinquency,

117

(1)

Sexually Harassed or Abused Children,

118

(4)

Indicators of Sexual Abuse,

119

(1)

The Consequences of Being Sexually Abused,

119

(1)

Sexual Abuse and the Internet,

120

(1)

Cultural Values and Sexual Abuse,

120

(1)

The Issue of Credibility,

121

(1)

Ritualistic Abuse by Satanic Cults,

122

(1)

Children and Youths as Victims of Crime and Violence,

122

(4)

Victimization and Routine Activity Theory,

123

(1)

Witnessing Violence,

123

(1)

Domestic Violence,

124

(1)

The Cycle of Violence,

124

(2)

Missing and Exploited Children,

126

(7)

Missing Benign Explanation,

128

(1)

Missing Involuntary, Lost or Injured,

128

(1)

Runaway/Thrownaway,

129

(2)

Nonfamily Abduction,

131

(1)

Stereotypical Kidnapping,

131

(1)

Family Abduction,

131

(1)

Responsibility for Investigating Missing and Exploited Children,

132

(1)

Youths and Suicide,

133

(1)

Summary,

134

(1)

Discussion Questions,

134

(1)

InfoTrac College Edition Assignments,

135

(1)

Internet Assignments,

135

(1)

References,

135

(2)

Cases Cited,

137

(1)

5 Status Offenders and Nonviolent Delinquents,

138

(28)

Introduction,

139

(1)

Measuring the Number of Juvenile Offenses Committed,

139

(2)

Official Data,

139

(1)

Self-Reports,

140

(1)

Victimization Data,

141

(1)

Status Offenders,

141

(6)

Running Away,

141

(1)

Truancy,

142

(1)

Curfew Violations,

142

(1)

Early Substance Use,

143

(3)

The Decline in Arrests for Status Offenses,

146

(1)

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