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The handbook of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice

This interdisciplinary handbook offers an up-to-date examination of advances in the fields of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. The contributors ù all leading scholars and practitioners ù provide a current state of both fields, while also assessing where they have been and defining where they should go in years to come. They address developments in theory, research, and policy, and discuss legal shifts and cultural changes that impact how we think about and handle juvenile delinquency
Print Book, English, 2015
Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, 2015
xix, 644 pages ; 26 cm.
9781118513170, 1118513177
898924110
1. Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Trends in the United States / Jodi Lane
2. Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Trends in Europe / Paul R. Smit and Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld
3. Youth Violence in Brazil: Law, Prevalence, and Promising Initiatives / Paulo Ricardo Diniz Filho and Giza Lopes
4. Juvenile Justice in Russia / Elena Bystrova and Maria Tcherni
5. Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency in India / Suman Kakar
6. Juvenile Justice in South Africa / Adam Cooper
7. Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in China / Beidi Dong
8. Putting the Processing of Juvenile Offenders into Context / Kristin Gardner and Lonn Lanza-Kaduce
9. Gender, Delinquency, and Youth Justice: Issues for a Global Century / Meda Chesney-Lind and Nicholas Chagnon
10. Causes of African-American Juvenile Delinquency / James D. Unnever
11. A Biosocial Perspective on Juvenile Delinquency / Chris L. Gibson and Andrea Davis
12. Parenting and Delinquency / John P. Hoffmann
13. School Effects on Delinquency and School-Based Prevention / Wayne N. Welsh and Courtney Harding
14. Fleas and Feathers: The Role of Peers in the Study of Juvenile Delinquency / John M. Eassey and Molly Buchanan
15. Neighborhoods and Delinquent Behavior / Susan McNeeley and Pamela Wilcox
16. General Strain Theory and Delinquency / Robert Agnew
17. Social Learning Theory and Delinquent Behavior: Past, Present, and Future Investigations / L. Thomas Winfree Jr
18. Social Control and Self-Control / Erich Goode
19. Theoretical Perspectives on Delinquent Development: Propensity, Plasticity, and Range / Arjan A.J. Blokland
20. Labeling Theory / Marvin D. Krohn and Giza Lopes
21. Routine Activities and Opportunity Theory / Nick Tilley and Aiden Sidebottom
22. Prenatal and Early Childhood Prevention of Antisocial Behavior / Lauretta M. Brennan and Daniel S. Shaw
23. School Prevention Programs / Steven P. Lab
24. Neighborhood-based Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency / Abigail A. Fagan and Andrea Lindsey
25. Policing Juvenile Delinquency / Reveka V. Shteynberg and Allison D. Redlich
26. Juvenile Diversion / James V. Ray and Kristina Childs
27. Youth in the Juvenile Court and Adult Court / Michael J. Leiber and Jennifer H. Peck
28. Community-Based Sanctions and Juveniles: What Works, What Does Not, and What Looks Promising / Crystal A. Garcia
29. Institutionalization and Treatment / Barry Glick
30. Gang Trends, Trajectories, and Solutions / James C. Howell
31. A Look at the Street Gang Violence Situation in Europe / Elmar G.M. Weitekamp
32. Weapon Carrying and Use Among Juveniles / Amanda D. Emmert and Alan J. Lizotte
33. Youth Drug Trends and Societal Reactions / John M. Stogner and Bryan Lee Miller
34. Maltreatment and Damaging Outcomes in Adolescence: Longitudinal Research and Policy / Timothy O. Ireland, Carolyn A. Smith, and Jamie E. Walter
35. Victimization and Fear of Crime Among Juveniles / David C. May