Juvenile Justice Sourcebook

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-932461-3
Verlag: OUP USA

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1392 g

Several million reported and unreported delinquent acts take place each year. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, juvenile delinquency, acting-out and oppositional behavior, illegal drugs, guns, and youth violence are pervasive throughout American society. Juvenile Justice Sourcebook is the first comprehensive volume devoted exclusively to the biopsychosocial assessment, police and juvenile court
processing, and institutional and community-based treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. The overriding objective of this sourcebook is to trace the tremendous progress achieved toward resolving juvenile justice issues, dilemmas, and controversies, while providing futuristic visions for the
juvenile justice field. Each chapter, authored by preeminent expert practitioners and researchers, explores topics ranging from innovative counseling and multisystemic programs, to restorative justice, to rehabilitation programs such as aggression replacement training, wilderness programs, family treatment, substance abuse treatment, restitution, and aftercare.

This volume, grounded in history and exhaustive research, presents the latest evidence-based policies, programs, and innovative treatment alternatives. Examining the entire juvenile justice system, including juvenile law, policies, practices, and research, the Juvenile Justice Sourcebook will be invaluable to all juvenile justice practitioners, policy analysts, researchers, and students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Albert R

Church, II, Wesley T

Springer, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Jugendkriminalität

Über Autor(innen)

Wesley T. Church II, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair, PhD Program at The University of Alabama School of Social Work.

David W. Springer, PhD, is Dean and Professor, Dean & Professor, School of Social Work at Portland State University.

Albert R. Roberts, PhD, was Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University.