Introduction -- The history of juvenile justice in America -- The measurement of delinquency -- The classical school, rational choice, and individualistic explanations of delinquency -- Social development and delinquency -- Social process theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Drug use among youth -- Juvenile gangs -- Female delinquency -- Labeling and conflict theories -- The contemporary juvenile justice system -- Police and courts -- Juvenile institutions and the treatment and prevention of delinquency.
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