Juvenile Justice Sourcebook

<p>Several million reported and unreported delinquent acts take place each year. In fact according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics juvenile delinquency acting-out and oppositional behavior illegal drugs guns and youth violence are pervasive throughout American society. <em>Juvenile Justice Sourcebook</em> is the first comprehensive volume devoted exclusively to the biopsychosocial assessment police and juvenile court processing and institutional and community-based treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. The overriding objective of this sourcebook is to trace the tremendous progress achieved toward resolving juvenile justice issues dilemmas and controversies while providing futuristic visions for the juvenile justice field. Each chapter authored by preeminent expert practitioners and researchers explores topics ranging from innovative counseling and multisystemic programs to restorative justice to rehabilitation programs such as aggression replacement training wilderness programs family treatment substance abuse treatment restitution and aftercare.<br />This volume grounded in history and exhaustive research presents the latest evidence-based policies programs and innovative treatment alternatives. Examining the entire juvenile justice system including juvenile law policies practices and research the <em>Juvenile Justice Sourcebook</em> will be invaluable to all juvenile justice practitioners policy analysts researchers and students.</p>