Each chapter includes Summary, Key Terms, Axiomatic Propositions, Discussion Questions, and Notes. I.THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY.
1.Adolescence and Delinquency. Development of the Modern Concept of Adolescence.
High-Risk Behaviors.
Juvenile Court Codes and Delinquency.
Status Offenders.
Delinquency in the Past.
Themes to Examine Delinquency.
2.The Measurement and Nature of Delinquency. Uniform Crime Reports.
Juvenile Court Statistics.
Cohort Studies.
Self-Report Studies.
Victimization Surveys.
Social Factors and Delinquency.
Dimensions of Delinquent Behavior.
Delinquency through the Life Course: Transition to Adult Crime.
II.THE CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY.
3.Individual Causes of Delinquency. The Classical School and the Rationality of Crime.
The Positive School and Determinism.
Contemporary Approaches to the Rationality of Crime.
4.Social Structure Theories. Social Disorganization Theory.
Cultural Deviance Theory.
Strain Theory.
Social Stratification and Delinquency.
5.Social Process Theory. Differential Association Theory.
Delinquency and Drift Theory.
Control Theory.
Integrated Theory.
6.Social Reaction Theories. The Labeling Perspective.
Symbolic Interactionist Theory and Delinquency.
Conflict Theory and Delinquency.
7.Female Delinquency. Feminist Perspectives on Explanations of Female Delinquency.
Feminist Theories.
Feminist Theory of Delinquency.
Gender Bias and Processing of the Female Delinquent.
Continuum of Care for Female Juvenile Offenders.
III.ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
8.The Family and Delinquency. Adolescents and Family Problems.
The Family and Delinquency.
Child Abuse and Neglect.
Child Abuse and the Justice System.
9.The School and Delinquency. History of Education in America.
Crime in the Schools.
Delinquency and School Failure.
Theoretical Perspectives on School and Delinquency.
Rights of Students.
Intervention Strategies.
10.Gang Delinquency. Origins and Development of Gangs.
The Contemporary Scene.
Theories of Gang Formation.
Gang Prevention and Control.
11.Drugs and Delinquency. Social Attitudes and Drug Use.
Prevalence and Incidence of Drug Use among Adolescents.
Types of Drugs.
Relationship between Drug Use and Delinquency.
Chronic Offending and Drug Use.
Theoretical Explanations for the Onset of Drug Use.
Seeking Solutions.
IV.SOCIAL CONTROL OF DELINQUENCY.
12.Prevention, Diversion, and Correction. Delinquency Prevention.
The Diversion Movement.
Correction and Control in the Juvenile Justice System.
International Context and the Juvenile Justice System.
Trends and the Twenty-First Century.
13.The Police and the Juvenile. History of Police-Juvenile Relations.
Juvenile Attitudes toward the Police.
Processing the Juvenile Offender.
Police and the Legal Rights of Juveniles.
Prevention and Deterrence of Juvenile Delinquency.
The International Context and Police-Juvenile Relations.
14.The Juvenile Court. Creation of the Juvenile Court.
The Development of the Juvenile Court.
Role Expectations of Juvenile Court Actors.
Pretrial Procedures.
The Juvenile Trial.
Justice for Children.
15.Community-Based Corrections. Origins of Community-Based Corrections.
Probation.
Residential and Day Treatment Programs.
Juvenile Aftercare.
International Context and Community-Based Corrections.
Effectiveness of Community-Based Corrections.
16.Institutions for Juveniles. History of Juvenile Institutions.
Types of Institutional Placements for Juveniles.
Quality of Residential Life in Training Schools.
Rights of Confined Juveniles.
International Context and Long-Term Juvenile Placements.
17.Delinquency and the Twenty-First Century. Contextual Perspective.
Policy Recommendations.
Recommendations for Working Effectively with Delinquents.
