Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice

The contributors consistently present complex material with a readable style relatively free of technical jargon. Accordingly this outstanding reference work is highly recommended for school and public library collections as well as academic libraries and criminal justice collections.--REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLYThere is no comparable work. Useful for anyone doing research in the field of juvenile justice. Highly recommended.--CHOICEWhat makes this work truly usable is its wonderful indexing and exceptional bibliographies. . . . If juvenile interaction with the judicial system is a research topic at your school this volume is one of the best sources.--LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTIONFrom boot camps to truancy the Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date concise and readable entries in a single authoritative volume. The editors noted authors of several criminal justice books and editors of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Prisons cover historical and contemporary theories concepts and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. The entries address a broad range of issues and topics such as alcohol and drug abuse arson the death penalty for juveniles computer and Internet crime gun violence gangs missing children school violence teen pregnancy and delinquency theories. In addition topics cover society′s response to the problems of juvenile justice punishments meted out to America′s juvenile offenders juvenile rehabilitation programs and well-known researchers and professionals in the field.Key FeaturesMore than 200 articles written by a stellar collection of academic theorists and real-world practitioners Complete review of the complicated juvenile legal and court system juvenile punishment rehabilitation efforts and legislation Extensive entries on child and adolescent crimes pathologies and problems Coverage of psychological biological and sociological theories of delinquency as well as historic body type theories Addresses such historical topics as the deinstitutionalization movement the Chicago Area Project and the Provo Experiment Profiles historic theorists and policymakers in juvenile justice Includes a special appendix on print and electronic resources on juvenile justice Comprehensive index including a reader′s guide that facilitates browsing and offers easy access to information Recommended LibrariesPublic academic school law/legal special and private/corporate