Juvenile delinquency : theory, practice, and law

Pt. 1. The concept of delinquency

1. Childhood and delinquency

2. The nature and extent of delinquency5052

pt. 2. Theories of delinquency

3. Individual views of delinquency

4. Structure, process, culture, and delinquency

5. Social reaction, conflict, and delinquency

6. Developmental theories of delinquency : life-course and latent trait

Creating a life-course theory of delinquency Pt. 3. Social, community, and environmental influences on delinquency

7. Gender and delinquency

8. The family and delinquency

9. Peers and delinquency : juvenile gangs and groups

10. Schools and delinquency

The school in modern American society

Academic performance and delinquency

Case profile : Ciara's story

Delinquency in the school

11. Drug use and delinquency

12. Delinquency prevention : social and developmental perspectives Pt. 4. The juvenile justice system

13. Juvenile justice : then and now

14. Police work with juveniles

15. Juvenile court process : pretrial, trial, and sentencing

16. Juvenile corrections : probation, community treatment, and institutionalization

17. Delinquency and juvenile justice abroad