Juvenile Justice System, The: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law [Rental Edition]

For courses in juvenile justice.

An in¿-depth introduction to juvenile justice

The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law is a comprehensive study of the juvenile justice system that examines how youth offenders are defined and classified. It takes a critical eye to the stages of juvenile processing, current and historical responses to juvenile justice, and how research has influenced policy. Examples of comparative juvenile justice raise the importance of providing opportunities for reform and treatment. The 9th edition highlights evidence-based programs effective in preventing delinquency and treating youthful offenders. It assesses the Sanctuary Model^® and trauma-informed care as two new approaches to working with youth.

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Alida V. Merlo is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Merlo taught at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts. She earned her Ph.D. from Fordham University, M.S. from Northeastern University, and B.A. from Youngstown State University.

Dr. Merlo has conducted research and published in the areas of juvenile justice, criminal justice policy, and women and the law. She is the coauthor with Peter J. Benekos of Reaffirming Juvenile Justice: From Gault to Montgomery (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group) and Crime Control, Politics & Policy, Second Edition (LexisNexis/Anderson) and coeditor (with Peter J. Benekos) of Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Second Edition (LexisNexis/Anderson). She also coedited (with Joycelyn M. Pollock) Women, Law & Social Control, Second Edition (Allyn & Bacon). She is the Past President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Peter J. Benekos is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Sociology from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Benekos was a Visiting Professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Akron, M.A. from the University of Cincinnati, and B.S. from Clarion University.

Dr. Benekos has conducted research and published in the areas of juvenile justice, corrections, and public policy. He is the coauthor (with Alida V. Merlo) of Reaffirming Juvenile Justice: From Gault to Montgomery (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group) and Crime Control, Politics & Policy, Second Edition (LexisNexis/Anderson), and coeditor (with Alida V. Merlo) of Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Second Edition (LexisNexis/Anderson).

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

4. The Legal Rights of Juveniles

5. Juveniles and the Police

6. Intake and Preadjudicatory Processing

7. Prosecutorial Decision Making in Juvenile Justice

8. Classification and Preliminary Treatment: Waivers and Other Alternatives

9. The Adjudicatory Process: Dispositional Alternatives

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

11. Juvenile Probation and Community-Based Corrections

12. Juvenile Corrections: Custodial Sanctions and Aftercare