Juvenile Justice in America

This comprehensive exploration of the American juvenile justice system is fully focused on the important issues, emerging trends, contemporary research, and special challenges facing juvenile justice today. Unique in its approach, the book gives readers an “up-close and personal” view of the fascinating and sometimes tragic world of the juvenile offender—and the personal, psychological and thinking processes that characterize juvenile misbehavior. It covers the history and philosophy of juvenile justice, the current practices for processing youthful offenders, the detention of juveniles, and the diversion of youth from the juvenile justice system. For anyone working anywhere within the juvenile justice system.