Serious Delinquency: An Anthology Book

Part I: Historical Background

Chapter 1: Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 2: The Cycle of Juvenile Justice, Thomas J. Bernard

Part II: The Nature and Extent of Juvenile Offending

Chapter 3: Juvenile Arrests 2002, Howard N. Snyder

Chapter 4: Victims of Violent Juvenile Crime, Carl McCurley and Howard N. Snyder

Part III: Causes of Delinquency and Youth Violence

Chapter 5: Poverty, Inequality, and Youth Violence, Ronald C. Kramer

Chapter 6: The Causes and Correlates Studies: Findings and Policy Implications, Terence P. Thornberry, David Huizinga, and Rolf Loeber

Part IV: Juveniles and the Police

Chapter 7: Police Encounters with Juvenile Suspects: Explaining the Use of Authority and Provision of Support, Stephanie M. Myers

Chapter 8: Reducing Gang Violence in Boston, Anthony A. Braga and David M. Kennedy

Part V: Juvenile Courts

Chapter 9: Sentencing Guidelines and the Transformation of Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century, Daniel P. Mears

Chapter 10: Teen Courts: A Focus on Research, Jeffrey A. Butts and Janeen Buck

Part VI: Youthful Offenders in Criminal Court

Chapter 11: Prosecuting Adolescents in Criminal Courts: Criminal or Juvenile Justice?, Aaron Kupchik

Chapter 12: Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence, Laurence Steinberg and Elizabeth S. Scott

Part VII: Juvenile Corrections

Chapter 13: Youth Corrections in California, David Steinhart and Jeffrey A. Butts

Chapter14: Small Is Beautiful: The Missouri Division of Youth Services, Dick Mendel

Part VIII: What Works? Prevention and Rehabilitation

Chapter 15: Blueprints for Violence Prevention, Sharon Mihalic, Abigail Fagan, Katherine Irwin, Diane Ballard, and Delbert Elliott

Chapter 16: Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders, Mark W. Lipsey, David B. Wilson, and Lynn Cothern

Part IX: Juvenile Justice and Specific Groups

Chapter 17: Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 18: Investing in Girls: A 21st Century Strategy, Leslie Acoca

Part X: Juvenile Justice in the Future

Chapter 19: The Honest Politician's Guide to Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century, Barry C. Feld

Chapter 20: Reviving Juvenile Justice in a Get-Tough Era, Jeffrey A. Butts and Daniel P. Mears