Juvenile Delinquency: Mainstream and Crosscurrents / Edition 1

by John Randolph Fuller

Overview

Offering a highly analytical yet balanced approach, Juvenile Delinquency: Mainstream and Crosscurrents, Third Edition, encourages students to think critically about important real-world issues including the effects of inequality, race, class, and gender on juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system. Lively, engaging, and accessible, it is ideal for juvenile delinquency courses in both criminal justice and sociology departments.

FEATURES

A critical approach highlighting issues of race, class, gender, and inequality

Straightforward explanations of theory, history, gender, and international issues

"Crosscurrents" boxes on engaging and controversial challenges in the field

Rich pedagogical features including critical-thinking questions as captions for photos, "Focus on Ethics" boxes, and Learning Objectives that are keyed to the Summary tables

An online Ancillary Resource Center (ARC) containing an Instructor's Manual, a Computerized Test Bank, and PowerPoint-based lecture slides

An open-access Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/fuller that provides additional resources for students

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780131149458
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication date:	03/24/2008
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	526
Product dimensions:	8.49(w) x 11.15(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Randolph Fuller is Professor Emeritus of Criminology at the University of West Georgia, where he taught for more than thirty years. He is the author of several books, including Criminal Justice: Mainstream and Crosscurrents, Third Edition (OUP, 2013).

Table of Contents

, PrefacePART I: JUVENILE DELINQUENCYChapter 1. What Is a Juvenile Delinquent?The Social Construction of ChildhoodDefining the TermsTransition or RebellionParens Patriae and the LawAdolescents and Juvenile DelinquencyMeasuring DelinquencyDefining Crime and Delinquency, The Dark Figure of CrimeMeasurement ToolsThe Uniform Crime ReportsThe National Incident-Based Reporting SystemThe National Crime Victimization SurveySelf-Report StudiesMeasures of Youths as Victims and Offenders, Youths as VictimsA Typology of Juvenile DelinquentsThe System of Last ResortGrowing Up Too SoonAre We Waging a War on Children?Chapter 2. The Control of ChildrenThe Development of the Concept of ChildhoodAcquiring AdulthoodLeaving Home at an Early AgeReforming the Lives of ChildrenThe Child-Savers, Orphan Trains, Orphanages, Houses of Refuge, and Reform SchoolsThe Progressive EraThe Changing Nature of ChildhoodModern ChildhoodTrends in Delinquency and Juvenile JusticePART II: THEORIES OF DELINQUENCYChapter 3. Theoretical Foundations of Crime and DelinquencyWhat Good Is Theory and What Is Good Theory?The Importance of TheoryThe Scientific Method and Social ScienceSpiritual Explanations of Crime and DelinquencyThe Classical School of CriminologyHistory of the Classical School, Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy BenthamDeterrence Theory, What Is Deterrence?, Deterrence and JuvenilesThe Classical School of Criminology Today, Rational Choice Theory, Shock Deterrence, Shock Incarceration, Scared Straight-Style Programs, Can Modern Deterrence Work?The Positivist School of CriminologyHistory of the Positivist School, Adolphe Quetelet, Andre-Michele Guerry, Auguste Comte, Cesare LombrosoPositivism and JuvenilesChapter 4. Biological and Psychological Theories of DelinquencyBiological TheoriesEarly Biological Theories of Crime, William Sheldon and Body Types, Franz Joseph Gall and PhrenologyHeredity, Studies of Twins and Adopted Children, Heredity and Behavior, Differential Susceptibility HypothesisNeurotransmittersHormonesBiosocial TheoryPsychological TheoriesPiaget's Cognitive DevelopmentMoral Development, Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development, Gilligan's Theory of Moral DevelopmentIntelligence and DelinquencyPsychodynamic Perspective, Freud, Personality, and Delinquent Behavior, Erikson's Psychosocial TheoryIs There an Antisocial Personality?, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct DisorderChapter 5. Sociological Theories of DelinquencySocial Structure TheoriesSocial Process TheoriesLearning Theories, Differential Association, Social Learning Theory, Techniques of NeutralizationAnomie and Strain Theory, Durkheim and Anomie, Merton and Strain, Agnew and StrainSocial Control Theory, Personality and Social Control, Containment TheoryHirschi's Social Control TheorySubcultural TheoriesDelinquent BoysDifferential Opportunity TheorySubculture of ViolenceThe Code of the StreetSocial Reaction TheoriesLabeling TheoryShaming TheoryChapter 6. Critical Theories, Life-Course, and Integrated TheoriesCritical TheoriesMarxist TheoryLeft RealismCritical Race TheoryPostmodern CriminologyCultural CriminologyPeacemaking CriminologyLife-Course TheoriesLife-Course Persistent and Adolescent-Limited Crime, Life-Course Persistent Offenders, Adolescence-Limited OffendersPathways and Turning PointsThe Prediction ProblemIntegrated TheoriesElliott's Integrated Theory of Delinquent BehaviorThornberry's Interactional Theory of DelinquencyTittle's Control Balance TheoryPART III: DELINQUENCY IN SOCIETYChapter 7. Female DelinquencyGirls to Women: A Developmental ViewPhysical DevelopmentCognitive DevelopmentPsychological and Social Development, Identity, Fitting in and Being Popular, Dating and Sex, Cutting the Strings of Parental ControlThe Extent and Nature of Female DelinquencyTheories of Female DelinquencyBiological TheoriesPsychological TheoriesSociological TheoriesFeminist TheoriesGender and the Juvenile Justice SystemChapter 8. The Family and DelinquencyFunctions of the FamilyChallenges in Families TodayChild Victimization in the Family, Child Neglect, Physical Child Abuse, Sexual Child AbuseFamilies and DelinquencyDivorceSocial SupportFamily ConflictParents and SiblingsChapter 9. Schools and DelinquencyThe Purpose of SchoolKeeping ControlPreventing Delinquency in SchoolWhat About the Teachers?School SafetySchool ViolenceBullyingSchool Failure and Juvenile DelinquencySuspension and ExpulsionDropping OutEducation and Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 10. Youth Gangs and DelinquencyWhat Is a Gang?Precursors to Modern GangsStudying GangsDelinquency, Peers, and Group ActivityJoining the GangTypes of Gangs, Black and Hispanic Gangs, Asian Gangs, White Gangs, Gangs And FemalesDealing with GangsPrimary Gang PreventionSecondary Gang PreventionTertiary Gang PreventionChapter 11. Substance AbuseDrugs Youths UseTobaccoAlcoholMarijuanaMethamphetamineInhalantsClub DrugsPrescription DrugsPerformance-Enhancing DrugsOther SubstancesWhy Do Youths Take Drugs?Peer PressureFamilyNeighborhoodsInternal FactorsDrugs and DelinquencyThe Drug TradeSupporting a Drug HabitPrevention and TreatmentPreventionTreatmentJuvenile Drug CourtsPART IV: JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CULTURAL COMPARISONSChapter 12. The PoliceA Short History of Juvenile PolicingThe Police: Dealing with Juvenile Delinquents and VictimsDealing with JuvenilesSpecialized Juvenile Policing, Juvenile Officers, Juvenile Units, Gang UnitsNeglected and Abused ChildrenStatus OffendersViolent JuvenilesProcedure: What the Police DoTaking Into CustodyBookingSearch and SeizureInterrogation, Miranda and Juveniles, Waiver of Miranda Rights, The Juvenile MirandaCustodyDiscretion: How the Police Decide What to DoDemands of the LawDemands of the SituationBias, Racial Discrimination by the Police, Gender Discrimination by the PoliceControlling Police DiscretionPrevention: What the Police Do to HelpCommunity PolicingProblem-Oriented PolicingZero-Tolerance PolicingChapter 13. The Juvenile CourtA Brief History of the Juvenile CourtThe Modern System: Organization and JurisdictionStatus OffensesLanguage and TerminologyProcessKey PlayersJuvenilesJuvenile Court JudgeProsecutorJuvenile Defense CounselJuvenile Intake OfficersJuvenile Probation OfficersJuvenile Court ProcessCustody and DetentionPetitions and SummonsesJuvenile Court Hearings, Preliminary Hearing, Adjudicatory Hearing, Dispositional HearingJury Trials and Plea Bargaining, Jury Trial, Plea BargainingDue Process, Right to an Attorney, Protection Against Self-Incrimination, Right to Notice of Charges, Right to Confront and Cross-Examine Witnesses, Protection Against Double Jeopardy, Confidentiality and AccountabilityTrying Juveniles As AdultsBlended SentencingWho Gets Waived to the Criminal Court?Chapter 14. Juvenile CorrectionsCommunity CorrectionsStandard ProbationIntensive-Supervision ProbationElectronic MonitoringHome ConfinementFines and Victim CompensationResidential Treatment Programs, Foster Care, Group Homes and Halfway Houses, Alternative-Experience Programs, Advantages of Residential Treatment ProgramsSecure ConfinementJailsDetention CentersJuvenile Correctional FacilitiesState PrisonsCrowdingSuicide PreventionIncarcerated GirlsCorrectional Programs, Education, Vocational Training, Recreational Programs, Counseling and Treatment, ReentryChapter 15. International and Comparative DelinquencyCulture and the DiscontentedJuvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in Other CountriesChinaIndiaRussiaSouth AfricaJapanEngland and WalesInternational Victimization of ChildrenChildren at WarChild Prostitution, Glossary, Credits, Subject Index, Name Index, Case Index

Editorial Reviews

"Juvenile Delinquency: Mainstream and Crosscurrents is ideal for delinquency courses in sociology and criminology departments. It provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the history of delinquency and the juvenile justice system. The theoretical coverage is first rate and includes some of the latest developments in the field. Students will gain a more enlightened understanding of delinquency after being exposed to this text."—Nathan Pino, Texas State University

"This book is a rare, refreshing alternative to texts that focus too much on the dry explanation of what we do to juveniles rather than on why juveniles become delinquent or why the system responds in the way that it does."—Richard Lemke, Lakeland College

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