《DEALING WITH DELINQUENCY AN INVESTIGATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE》

1.What Is Delinquency?1

A. The Age Factor2

B. Status Offenders2

C. Juvenile Justice v. Criminal Justice3

2.Are Juveniles Becoming More Delinquent?5

A. Official Delinquency6

B. Self-Report Studies11

C. The True Extent of Delinquency13

3.Why Do Juveniles Misbehave?18

A. Classicism v. Positivism19

B. Biological Explanations20

C. Psychological Explanations22

D. Sociological Explanations25

4.Why Treat Juveniles and Adults Differently?39

A. A System of Justice40

B. A Difference in Responsibility41

C. Three Models of Juvenile Justice42

5.How Does a Juvenile Enter the System?46

A. Citizen Intervention47

B. SchoolsDelinquency50

C. The Police Role in Delinquency53

6.What Are the Legal Rights of Juveniles?60

A. A Short History of Juvenile Justice61

B. The 1960s: Kent and Gault Cases66

C. The 1970s: Winship and McKeiver77

D. Lawyers in Juvenile Court81

7.What Are the Procedures of Juvenile Court?84

A. Alternatives in Adjudication85

B. Factors in Juvenile Court Dispositions88

C. Double Jeopardy?93

8.Can We Prevent Juvenile Delinquency?97

A. Primary v. Secondary Prevention98

B. Classical and Positive Approaches103

C. The Lifer's Program: Scared Straight?107

D. What Works?109

9.A Vanishing Juvenile Justice System?115

A. Current Trends in Juvenile Justice116

B. Our Newest Criminals117

C. A Changing Philosophy in the Supreme Court?119

10. What Is the Future for Juvenile Law Violators?125

A. Being Realistic About Delinquency126

B. Accounting for Trends in Juvenile Policy126

Index129