Overview

Juvenile Delinquency: Why Do Youths Commit Crime? focuses on why juveniles commit crime. It includes discussions on what constitutes criminal behavior by juveniles, the general theories on delinquency, and discussions that tie the theories with real life situations. The book opens the students’ eyes to the fascinating concepts involving juvenile delinquency, and is designed to provide a complete study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance by young offenders. Throughout Cliff Roberson and Elena Azaola gives students a detailed discussion of and what constitutes juvenile delinquency to allow for better understanding of this phenomenon. In each of the chapters, the authors encourage the student to develop new insights on criminal behavior of juveniles. The book makes the subject come alive by the generous use of “down to earth” examples of the issues involved in the area. While each chapter builds on the previous chapters, the book is written in a manner to reduce the necessity of memorization by students. Each chapter begins with chapter objectives that highlights key points for the student and brief chapter outlines. Each chapter closes with a practicum, chapter summary, and discussion and review questions which enhance student learning. The book closes with a glossary where student may refer to they key terms and words throughout the text.

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Author:   Cliff Roberson ,  Elena Azaola
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 26.70cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9781538151945

ISBN 10:   1538151944
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Juveniles Delinquency Overview Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Juvenile Delinquency Chapter objectives Overview of juvenile delinquency Defining adolescence and lack of a uniform definition Types of Juvenile Misconduct Measuring Delinquency Goals of the Juvenile Justice System Factors that influence juvenile behaviors Overview of delinquency theories Crime and Age Female Delinquency Overview of federal action on juvenile Justice Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 2: Issues Involving Juvenile Delinquency Chapter objectives Do We Need A Separate Court System? Juveniles Involved in Sex Trafficking Primary Purpose of Juvenile Justice Courts? Juvenile Incarceration Funding Privately-Operated Juvenile Institutions School to Prison Pipeline Juveniles Who Commit Violent Crimes Pathways to Desistance Bullying Cyber Delinquency Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Part II: Delinquency Causation Theories Chapter 3: Classical and Positivists Concepts Chapter objectives Delinquency Behaviors Early Theories of Delinquency Classical Concepts Free Will Rational choice Mental Capacity Defenses Early Positivist Concepts Biological Explanations of Delinquency Psychological Concepts Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 4: Social Structure Concepts Chapter objectives Causation Theories Anomie Social Structure Processes Strain Subcultural Theories Institutional anomie theory Symbolic Interaction Theories Ecological Theories Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 5: Social Process and Integrated Theories Chapter objectives Social Control Theories Social Bond Theories Conflict Theories Critical Theories Social Learning Theories Multi-Factor Theories of Crime Integrated Theories Control Balance Theory Differential Coercion Theory Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Part III Delinquency Influences Chapter 6: Families & Peers Delinquency Influences Chapter objectives Family Influences Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior Functional Family Theory Peers and Delinquency Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 7: Youth Gangs Chapter objectives Youth Gang Issues Defining Youth Gangs History of Youth Gangs Gang Indicators Indicators of Youth Gang Involvement Dynamics of Youth Gangs Why Youths Join Gangs Consequences of Gang Membership Preventing Gang Membership Promising Programs for Dealing with Youth Gangs National Youth Gang Center Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 8: Juveniles and Police Chapter objectives Police and Juvenile offenders Police Discretion School Resource Officers Police and Rule of Law Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Part IV Juvenile Justice System Chapter 9: Juvenile Justice Chapter objectives Development of Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Reform Development of Dependency Jurisdiction U.S. Supreme Court and the Rights of Juveniles Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 10: Juvenile Court Hearings Chapter objectives Overview The Petition Jurisdictional or Intake Hearing Adjudicatory hearing Rights at Juvenile Hearings Appealing A Juvenile Adjudication Persons Involved in the Hearings Reponses and Plea Bargaining Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 11: Juvenile Corrections Chapter objectives Juvenile Probation Conditions of Probation Interstate Compact on Juveniles Juvenile Probation Officers Restorative Justice Revocation of Probation Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 12: Juvenile Institutions Chapter objectives Overview Sexual Violence in Juvenile Institutes Residential Treatment Juvenile Parole Types of Institutions Aftercare Does Detention make them worst? Massachusetts Experience Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 13: Transfers to Adult Criminal Court Chapter Objective Overview Statistics on Waivers Waiver of Jurisdiction Double Jeopardy and the Wavier Decision Right to Appeal Waiver Direct Filing in Adult Criminal Court Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 14: Enhancing Juvenile Protection Chapter objectives Termination of Parental Rights Protective Orders Disclosure of Juvenile Information Expunction of Juvenile Records Dual System Youths Juvenile Competency Procedures Juvenile Drug Courts Teen Courts Status Offenses Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 15: Comparative Review of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Chapter objectives Overview United Nations Standards on Juvenile Justice United Nations World Youth Report Comparative Study of Youth Crime Australia Canada China France Great Britain India Japan Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Author Bios

Reviews

Adolescents commit a large proportion of crimes in the US and other nations. To investigate this, Roberson and Azaola furnish a comprehensive treatment of juvenile involvement in delinquent behaviors and how society responds to it. They begin by describing the uneven definitions of adolescence, followed by an overview of types of juvenile misconduct, ways researchers measure misconduct, and factors that influence these types of behavior. In chapters on delinquency theories, the authors provide a thorough overview of various explanations for juvenile misconduct, including those that address rational, biological, psychological, social structural, social process, and institutional factors. Although the book's title suggests that these explanations are its key focus, the authors also discuss the juvenile justice system, including the major goals of and justification for a separate system for young people and how this involves policing, courts, corrections, and specialized institutions, such as training schools and group homes. In many ways, this is a standard textbook on juvenile delinquency, but one advantage is the authors' inclusion of examples from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. The final chapter illustrates this benefit by furnishing a brief comparative review of the juvenile justice systems in several nations. Recommended. All undergraduates.-- Choice

Adolescents commit a large proportion of crimes in the US and other nations. To investigate this, Roberson and Azaola furnish a comprehensive treatment of juvenile involvement in delinquent behaviors and how society responds to it. They begin by describing the uneven definitions of adolescence, followed by an overview of types of juvenile misconduct, ways researchers measure misconduct, and factors that influence these types of behavior. In chapters on delinquency theories, the authors provide a thorough overview of various explanations for juvenile misconduct, including those that address rational, biological, psychological, social structural, social process, and institutional factors. Although the book's title suggests that these explanations are its key focus, the authors also discuss the juvenile justice system, including the major goals of and justification for a separate system for young people and how this involves policing, courts, corrections, and specialized institutions, such as training schools and group homes. In many ways, this is a standard textbook on juvenile delinquency, but one advantage is the authors' inclusion of examples from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. The final chapter illustrates this benefit by furnishing a brief comparative review of the juvenile justice systems in several nations. Recommended. All undergraduates.

"Adolescents commit a large proportion of crimes in the US and other nations. To investigate this, Roberson and Azaola furnish a comprehensive treatment of juvenile involvement in delinquent behaviors and how society responds to it. They begin by describing the uneven definitions of adolescence, followed by an overview of types of juvenile misconduct, ways researchers measure misconduct, and factors that influence these types of behavior. In chapters on delinquency theories, the authors provide a thorough overview of various explanations for juvenile misconduct, including those that address rational, biological, psychological, social structural, social process, and institutional factors. Although the book's title suggests that these explanations are its key focus, the authors also discuss the juvenile justice system, including the major goals of and justification for a separate system for young people and how this involves policing, courts, corrections, and specialized institutions, such as training schools and group homes. In many ways, this is a standard textbook on juvenile delinquency, but one advantage is the authors' inclusion of examples from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. The final chapter illustrates this benefit by furnishing a brief comparative review of the juvenile justice systems in several nations. Recommended. All undergraduates. -- ""Choice Reviews"""

"Adolescents commit a large proportion of crimes in the US and other nations. To investigate this, Roberson and Azaola furnish a comprehensive treatment of juvenile involvement in delinquent behaviors and how society responds to it. They begin by describing the uneven definitions of adolescence, followed by an overview of types of juvenile misconduct, ways researchers measure misconduct, and factors that influence these types of behavior. In chapters on delinquency theories, the authors provide a thorough overview of various explanations for juvenile misconduct, including those that address rational, biological, psychological, social structural, social process, and institutional factors. Although the book's title suggests that these explanations are its key focus, the authors also discuss the juvenile justice system, including the major goals of and justification for a separate system for young people and how this involves policing, courts, corrections, and specialized institutions, such as training schools and group homes. In many ways, this is a standard textbook on juvenile delinquency, but one advantage is the authors' inclusion of examples from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. The final chapter illustrates this benefit by furnishing a brief comparative review of the juvenile justice systems in several nations. Recommended. All undergraduates.-- ""Choice Reviews"""

Author Information

Cliff Roberson is former managing editor in chief of the journal Police Practice & Research, an international journal that is distributed in over 50 countries. In addition, he is an Emeritus Professor at Washburn University and retired Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno. Elena Azaola, PhD, is a professor at the Center for Advanced Studies and Research in social anthropology located in Mexico City. She has published more than 150 journal articles and numerous books on human behavior, crime, and human rights. Presently Azaola is working on a United Nations funded research on developing “Standards for Mexican Prisons.”

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