Over the last two decades, researchers have made significant discoveries about the causes and origins of delinquency. Specifically, we have learned a great deal about adolescent development and its relationship to decision-making, about multiple factors that contribute to delinquency, and
about the processes and contexts associated with the course of delinquent careers. Over the same period, public officials have made sweeping jurisprudential, jurisdictional, and procedural changes in our juvenile justice systems.
The Oxford Handbook of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice presents a timely compilation of state-of-the-art critical reviews of knowledge about causes of delinquency and their significance for justice policy, and about developments in the juvenile justice system to prevent and control youth crime.
The first half of the handbook focuses on juvenile crime and examines trends and patterns in delinquency and victimization, explores causes of delinquency-at the individual, micro-social, and macro-social levels, and from natural and social science perspectives-and their implications for structuring
a youth justice system. The second half of the handbook concentrates on juvenile justice and examines a range of issues-including the historical origins and re-invention of the juvenile court; juvenile offenders' mental health status and considerations of trial competence and culpability; intake,
diversion, detention, and juvenile courts; and transfer/waiver strategies-and considers how the juvenile justice system itself influences delinquency.
The Oxford Handbook of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice provides a comprehensive overview of juvenile crime and juvenile justice administration by authors who are all leading scholars involved in cutting-edge research, and is an essential resource for scholars, students, and justice officials.
Author(s): Barry C. Feld (editor), Donna M. Bishop (editor)
Series: Oxford Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Commentary: PDF from online version + bookmarked
Pages: 960
Tags: delinquency, adolescent development, juvenile justice systems, youth crime, victimization, micro-social level, macro-social level, juvenile court, mental health, detention
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Contributors
Juvenile Delinquents and Juvenile Justice Clientele: Trends and Patterns in Crime and Justice System Response
Heterogeneity in Delinquency
The Victim-Offender Overlap and Its Implications for Juvenile Justice
Personal Characteristics of Delinquents: Neurobiology, Genetic Predispositions, Individual Psychosocial Attributes
Adolescent Development, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice
Delinquency and Comorbid Conditions
Predictors of Violent Young Offenders
Linking Family Processes and Adolescent Delinquency: Issues, Theories, and Research Findings
Schools and Delinquency
The Social Side of Delinquent Behavior
Gang Delinquency
Communities and Delinquency
Strain and Delinquency
Social Learning Theory
An Emergent Situational and Transactional Theory of Urban Youth Violence
Legal Socialization and Delinquency
Understanding Desistance from Juvenile Offending: Challenges and Opportunities
Delinquency Prevention
The Elusive Juvenile Court: Its Origins, Practices, and Re-Inventions
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Delinquency and Justice System Responses
The Conundrum of Girls and Juvenile Justice Processing
Competence and Criminal Responsibility in Adolescent Defendants: The Roles of Mental Illness and Adolescent Development
Policing Juveniles
The Front End of the Juvenile Court: Intake and Informal versus Formal Processing
Varieties of Juvenile Court: Nonspecialized Courts, Teen Courts, Drug Courts, and Mental Health Courts
Detention
Procedural Rights in Juvenile Courts: Competence and Consequences
Restoration, Shame, and the Future of Restorative Practice in U.S. Juvenile Justice
Probation and Other Noninstitutional Treatment: The Evidence Is In
Juvenile Corrections: An Overview
Examining the Effectiveness of Juvenile Residential Programs
Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court
Youth in Prison and Beyond
Juvenile Justice Cross-Nationally Considered
Trends in Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice
Index
