NCJ Number
27027
Date Published
1975
Length
310 pages
Annotation
WRITTEN BY A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE AND FORMER JUVENILE OFFENDER, THIS DOCUMENT OUTLINES THE SCOPE OF JUVENILE CRIME IN AMERICA, REVIEWS THE CAUSES OF JUVENILE CRIME, AND EXAMINES THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR NOT ONLY OUTLINES ALL ASPECTS OF JUVENILE CRIME, BUT ALSO DOCUMENTS THE INADEQUANCY OF THE JUSTICE METED OUT TO THE TEENAGE OFFENDER AND OFFERS REALISTIC SUGGESTIONS FOR REFORM. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN THIS TEXT ARE THE PROBLEMS OF MIDDLE-CLASS DELINQUENCY; FEMALE JUVENILE DELINQUENTS; STREET GANGS; SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; POLICE-JUVENILE RELATIONS; JUVENILE COURT OPERATIONS; SENTENCING; AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS. PREVENTIVE MEASURES RANGING FROM SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND JUVENILE COURT AND CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS TO BROAD SOCIAL REFORMS ARE ALSO EXAMINED.