Juvenile justice : theory and practice / Cliff Roberson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
An Overview of Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice Defined
Juvenile Court Authority
Measuring Delinquency
Serious Violent Crimes by Juveniles
Nonviolent Crimes
Juvenile Justice Organizations
Judicial Waiver

Development of Juvenile Courts
Childhood
parens patriae
Early Laws
Development of Juvenile Courts in the United States
Juvenile Justice and the Supreme Court
Punish or Reform

Delinquency Causation Theories
Basic Assumptions of Delinquent Behavior
Explaining Juvenile Delinquency
Classical School
Positivist School
Social Theories
Social Control Theories
Cultural Deviance Theories
Subcultural
Social Disorganization Theories
Symbolic Interactionist Theories
Biological Theories
Psychological Theories
Schools
Male Delinquency

Abused and Neglected Children
Types of Abuse
Nature of the Problems
Family Influences
Neglected Children
Child Abuse
Missing Children
Child Protective Services

Law Enforcement and Juveniles
Historical Overview
Structure of Agencies
Consequences of Arrest
Disposition of Youths
Juveniles’ Attitudes toward Law Enforcement
Community Policing
Curfews

Courts in the Juvenile Justice System
Philosophy
Organizational Structures of Juvenile Courts
Jurisdiction
Jurisdictional Responsibilities of Juvenile Courts
Structure
Actors in Juvenile Court
Rights of Juveniles and Parents

Overview of the Procedures in Juvenile Court
Opening a Case
Temporary Custody of the Juvenile
Petition to Juvenile Court
Jurisdiction Hearing
Disposition Hearing
Postdisposition Hearing
Direct Filing in Adult Criminal Court
Waiver/transfer Hearing

Procedures in Juvenile Court
Delinquency Cases
Detention Hearings
Citation
Venue
Jurisdiction or Intake Hearing
Adjudicatory Hearings
Disposition Hearing
Victims’ Rights
Dependency, Abuse, and Neglect Cases
Court Orders

Cases referred to Criminal Courts
Juveniles in Criminal Court
Kent v. United States
In re Gault
Breed v. Jones
In re Winship
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Standards for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Uniform Juvenile Court Act
Selected State Court Decisions
Right to Appeal a Transfer to Criminal Court

Juvenile Court and Individual Rights
Standards for Juvenile Justice
Due Process
Waiver of Fourth Amendment Rights
Waiver of Counsel
Rights at a Probation Revocation Hearing
Key Supreme Court Cases

Juvenile Probation
Juvenile Probation
History of Probation
Status of Probation
Extent of Probation
Conditions of Probation
Probationers’ Rights
Functions of Probation
Predisposition Evaluations
Parental Involvement in Probation
Requirement to Apologize

Juvenile Institutions and Early Releases
Types of Institutions
Typical Juvenile Facilities
Releases
Determinate and Indeterminate Sentencing
History of Parole
Parole Today
The Parole Decision
Parole Services
Revocation of Parole
Discharge from Parole

Juvenile Group Homes
Overview of the Missouri Division of Youth Services
(DYS)
Referral to a Group Home
Effectiveness of Group Homes

Boot Camps and Shock Programs
Characteristics of Boot Camps
Evaluation of Boot Camp Programs
Shock Incarceration
Rehabilitative Programming
Attitudinal Change
Recidivism

Selected Issues in Juvenile Justice
Drug Abusers
Juvenile Drug Courts
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Youth Gangs

Appendix: Common Terms Used in Juvenile Corrections