Juvenile justice
Subtitle: a social, historical, and legal perspective
By: by Preston Elrod and R. Scott Ryder.
Contributors: Ryder, R. Scott.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763762513
Subjects: Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The context of juvenile justice: defining basic concepts and examining public perceptions of juvenile crime; title: Measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency; title: Theory and research: the social context of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice; title: Early juvenile justice: before the juvenile court; title: The development of the juvenile court; title: Public and police responses to juvenile offenders; title: Juvenile diversion; title: Preadjudication processes in juvenile justice; title: The transfer of juveniles to criminal court; title: The contemporary juvenile court; title: Community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders; title: Institutional correctional programs for juvenile offenders; title: The status offender in juvenile justice; title: Juvenile justice and the serious, chronic, or violent juvenile offender; title: Present conditions and future directions in juvenile justice; title: Working in juvenile justice.