Juvenile Justice Book

1 Juvenile Justice in Historical Perspective
Juvenile Justice Historically
Continuing Dilemmas in Juvenile Justice
2 Defining and Measuring Offenses By and Against Juveniles
Legal Definitions
Behavioral Definitions
Official Statistics: Sources and Problems
Unofficial Sources of Data
3 Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders
Social Factors
Physical Factors
4 Theories of Causation
Scientific Theory
Some Early Theories
The Biological School
Psychological Theories
Sociological Theories
5 Purpose and Scope of Juvenile Court Acts
Purpose
Scope
6 Juvenile Justice Procedures
Rights of Juveniles
Taking Into Custody
The Detention Hearing
Detention/Shelter Care
The Preliminary Conference
The Petition
Notification
The Adjudicatory Hearing
The Social Background of the Investigation
The Dispositional Hearing
Appeals
7 Juveniles and the Police
Police Discretion in Encounters with Juveniles
Unofficial Procedures
Official Procedures
Training and Competence of Juvenile Officers
(and more...)