Juvenile justice : a social, historical and legal perspective / Preston Elrod & R. Scott Ryder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Context of Juvenile Justice -- Measures of Juvenile Crime : What They Tell Us About Delinquency -- Delinquency Problems Encountered in Juvenile Justice -- The Social Context of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice -- The History of Youth Social Control and Juvenile Justice -- Public and Police Responses to Youths' Illegal Behavior -- Juvenile Diversion -- Preadjudication Processes in Juvenile Justice -- The Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court -- The Contemporary Juvenile Court -- Community-Based Corrections for Court-Involved Youths -- Institutional Corrections Programs for Court-Involved Youths -- Present Conditions and Future Directions in Juvenile Justice -- Working in Juvenile Justice.

"Juvenile Justice is an introductory textbook for a predominantly one-semester course of the same name within criminal justice or sociology programs. It is a 14-chapter, softcover, 4-color textbook covering a broad range of topics, including the administration of juvenile justice, the theories about, and references to scholarly literature and studies. Because Juvenile Justice presents the topic within a societal and historical context, readers gain a firm knowledge of the rationales to practice and challenges facing its administration"-- Provided by publisher.