Controversies in juvenile justice and delinquency
By: [edited by] Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis/Anderson Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Newark, NJ]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9781593455705
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency; Administration of Juvenile justice
Other titles: Juvenile justice and delinquency
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reflections on youth and juvenile justice / Alida V. Merlo and Peter J. Benekos; title: What causes delinquency? : classical and sociological theories of crime / Pamela Tontodonato and Frank E. Hagan; title: Delinquency theory : examining delinquency and aggression through a biopsychosocial approach / Thomas J. Gamble and Amy C. Eisert; title: Youth, drugs, and delinquency / Frank P. Williams III and Maarilyn McShane; title: Violence and schools : the problem, prevention, and policies / Richard Lawrence; title: A world of risk : victimized children in the juvenile justice system : an ecological explanation, a holistic solution / John H. Lemmon and P.J. Verrecchia; title: Prosecuting juvenile offenders in criminal court / Joseph Sanborn; title: Youth behind bars : doing justice or harm? / Eric J. Fritsch and Tory J. Caeti; title: Race, delinquency, and discrimination : minorities in the juvenile justice system / Donna M. Bishop; title: In trouble and ignored : female delinquents in America / Ruth Triplett, Dianne Cyr Carmody, and Peggy S. Plass; title: Sentenced to die : controversy and change in the ultimate sanction for juvenile offenders / Alexis J. Miller and Richard Tewksbury; title: Comparative juvenile justice policy : lessons from other countries / Audry Passetti, Alida V. Merlo, and Peter J. Benekos.