The juvenile justice system (6th ed )

PART I: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, MEASURING DELINQUENCY, AND DELINQUENCY THEORIES

1.An Overview of Juvenile Justice in the United States

2. The History of Juvenile Justice and Origins of the Juvenile Court

3.Theories of Delinquency and Intervention Programs

PART II: THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF JUVENILES AND PREADJUDICATORY PROCESSING

5.The Legal Rights of Juveniles

6.Juveniles and the Police

7.Intake and Preadjudicatory Processing

PART III: PROSECUTORIAL DECISION MAKING, CLASSIFICATION, AND THE ADJUDICATORY PROCESS

8.Prosecutorial Decision Making in Juvenile Justice

9.Classification and Preliminary Treatment: Waivers and Other Alternatives

10. The Adjudicatory Process: Dispositional Alternatives

PART IV: JUVENILE DISPOSITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

11. Nominal Sanctions: Warnings, Diversion, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

12. Juvenile Probation and Intermediate Punishments

13. Juvenile Corrections: Custodial Sanctions and Parole