Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part 1 • Understanding Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 1 • Thinking About Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society
Defining Juvenile Delinquency
Conceptions of Juvenile Delinquency
The Well-Being of Children
The United States as a Place Where Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Are Important
The Sociological Imagination: Five Vignettes
The Juvenile Justice System and Diversity
Philosophy and Organization of the Book
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Social Construction and Media
Chapter 2 • The Creation of Delinquency
The Social Construction of Youth and Delinquency
Popular Culture: A Target of Moral Panics About Delinquency
At the Crossroads: 21st-Century Social Constructions of Youth and Delinquency
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Delinquency and Dependence in 21st-Century Television Shows and Films
Chapter 3 • Understanding Delinquency: Data, Correlates, and Trends
How to Lie With Statistics
The Tyranny of Small Numbers
Qualitative Versus Quantitative Data
How Do We Know What We Know? What Data Sources Do We Use to Map Trends
Correlates of Delinquency
The Nature of Delinquency as Measured by the UCR
General Trends in Delinquency
Using Gender as an Example: Comparing Trends Across Data Sources
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Juvenile Violent Crime Trend in City
Part 2 • Theories of Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 4 • Micro-Level Theories
Biological, Psychological, and Biosocial Theories
Differential Association Theory
Social Control Theory/Social Bonding Theory
Micro-Level Theories and Public Policy
Eye on Diversity: Antibullying Exercise: Adding Diversity to the Program
Chapter 5 • Macro-Level Theories
Social Structural Theories of Delinquency
Social Disorganization Theory
Social Structural Theories and Public Policy
Eye on Diversity Exercise: A Look at Sexuality, Homeless Youth, and Delinquency
Chapter 6 • Critical Theories
Critical Theories of Delinquency
Conflict Theory: A Focus on Socioeconomic Class
Feminist Theories: A Focus on Gender and Intersectionality
Critical Theories of Delinquency and Public Policy
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Are Critical Theories of Delinquency Being Put Into Action in Your Area?
Part 3 • The Social Contexts of Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 7 • Families in Context
Child Maltreatment and Delinquency
Foster Care and Foster Youth
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Parenting in Prison
Chapter 8 • Schools in Context
The Diverse School Experience
The Budgeting of Education
School Failure, Dropping Out, and Delinquency
Disengagement and Delinquency
Crime and Delinquency in Schools
Bullying and Cyberbullying
The Policy of Punishment in Schools: The School-to-Prison Pipeline
The School and Student Rights
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Examining School Data on Delinquency
Chapter 9 • Peers and Gangs in Context
Why Do Peers Matter to Delinquency?
Friendship and Delinquency: How Gender Matters
The Kid in the Corner: The Impact of a Lack of Friendships
Conventional Adolescence or New Forms of Delinquency? The Use of Technology as a Means of Peer Interaction
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Gangs and Technology
Chapter 10 • Drugs in Context
Reasons for and Societal Understandings of Drug Use
The Role of Legal Products in Youth Substance Use
Youth Substance Use Patterns Today
The Relationship of Substance Use to Delinquency
Responses to and Prevention of Youth Drug Use
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Finding Culturally Relevant Drug Prevention/ Treatment Programs
Part 4 • Responses to Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 11 • Why a Separate Juvenile Justice System?
What Is the Goal of the Juvenile Justice System?
Justifications for Punishment
Juvenile Justice and Specialized Terminology
Philosophical Shifts and the Legal Treatment of Juveniles
The Future of Juvenile Justice
Eye on Diversity Exercise: The Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency in South Korea and Around the World
Chapter 12 • Policing and Juveniles
Police Interactions With Juveniles
Programs to Improve Police–Youth Relations
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Examining the Policing of Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Challenges
Chapter 13 • The Process of the Juvenile Court
An Overview of the Juvenile Justice Process
The Juvenile Justice Process and Race, Class, and Gender
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Juvenile Intake Screening
Chapter 14 • Juvenile Corrections
Corrections and Gender, Race, Undocumented Youth, and LGBTQ Intersections
Eye on Diversity Exercise: A Look at Juvenile Institutions and Policies
Chapter 15 • Preventative, Rehabilitative, and Restorative Approaches to Delinquency
Restorative Justice Approaches
A Comprehensive Approach: The Models for Change Program
The Future of Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Restorative Justice Approaches to Delinquency
Eye on Diversity Exercise: Global Approaches to Delinquency
Glossary
Notes
Index