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, Brief Contents
Part I An Overview of the Juvenile Justice System
1 Juvenile Justice: Definitions, Measurement and Process 1
2 The History and Philosophy behind the Juvenile
Justice System 31
3 Theories of Delinquency and Juvenile Offending 64
8 The Police and Juveniles 233
9 Pretrial Services and Diversion 269
10 The Juvenile Court 301
11 Juvenile Corrections 334
Part IV The Juvenile Justice System
in the Twenty-First Century
12 Preventing Delinquency and Recidivism 371
13 Juvenile Justice at a Crossroads: The Accelerating
Call for Reform 401
Appendix A Influences on Delinquency 423
Appendix B Job Description: School Resource Officer (SRO) 427
Appendix C Federally Funded Programs 428
Glossary 445
Index 452
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