Maltreatment and delinquency : breaking the cycle of offending -- Juveniles in cyberspace : issues in enforcement and parental controls -- Juvenile prostitution and safe harbor laws -- Drugs in homes, schools, and communities -- School searches : balancing delinquency and privacy -- Childhood trama : the effects of abuse and homelessness -- Children of incarcerated parents : problems and resilience -- Autism spectrum disorders and juvenile justice : the myths of perpetrators and victims -- Acculturation, ethnic bias, and explanations of delinquency -- When minority exceeds majority : understanding and addressing disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system -- Juvenile incarceration : risks and remedies -- What works with juvenile offenders? -- The future of delinquency prevention and treatment.
Summary:
"This book provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge look at the problems that impact the way we conduct intervention and treatment for youth in crisis today--an indispensable resource for practitioners, students, researchers, policymakers, and faculty working in the area of juvenile justice. Provides insights into juvenile justice from contributors and editors who have extensive experience in teaching, researching, and writing on the subject. Represents an ideal teaching text for courses in juvenile justice--a staple topic in all criminology and criminal justice college programs. Presents analysis and evaluation of techniques used and programs employed, enabling readers to be better advocates for law and policy impacting youth. Supplies updated data and information on policy and law that will serve as a vital resource for students writing papers or scholars teaching in the field of juvenile justice"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.