An overview of the juvenile delinquency problem, the major theories, and the processes involved in its causation, prevention, control and treatment. This fifth edition offers a multidisciplinary approach and contains updated information throughout.

Juvenile Delinquency: Concepts & Control

Politics & Social Sciences

Morash, Merry

Trojanowicz, Robert C.

Sociology

PRENTICE/HALL

This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of the juvenile delinquency problem—its major theories, and the complex processes involved in its causation, prevention, control, and treatment. Issues in Understanding Juvenile Delinquency. The Nature of Delinquency. The Adolescent. The Family. The School and Peers. Biological and Psychological Explanations of Delinquency. Sociological Explanations of Delinquency. Handling the Juvenile Delinquent. Prevention and Diversion. Alternatives to Incarceration. Juveniles in Institutions. Methods of Treatment. The Future of Prevention and Control. For anyone interested in Juvenile Justice.

Juvenile Delinquency: Concepts and Control (6th Edition)

Schram, Pamela J.

Teen & Young Adult

This collection re-imagines the field of criminology with insights gleaned from feminist theory. Works included here illustrate that gender is a key organizing principle of social life. This means that men and women have gender, that patriarchy as well as gender must be theorized, and that other systems of oppression such as race and class must also be studied to fully understand the crime problem and the criminal justice system. Finally, the articles collected here exemplify the feminist concern for thinking consciously about how and why we do our research with the crucial goal of producing knowledge that will promote social justice.

Feminist Theories of Crime (The Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology)

History

Routledge

In the last three decades, there has been an explosion of theory and related research relevant to gender, crime, and justice. Author Merry Morash, a well-known feminist scholar in the field of criminal justice, acquaints readers with key breakthroughs in criminological conceptualization and theories to explain the interplay between gender and both crime and justice. Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice pays special attention to race, ethnicity, and immigrant groups, and provides a unique comparative perspective.

Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice

Social Sciences

Sage Publications, Inc.

Implementing Criminal Justice Policies (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

Pepinsky contends that profesionals need to surpass the boundries of traditional criminological research - which has provided few answers for policymakers - and move towards a new understanding of the field. These insightful studies, conducted in independent new ways, underline the potential of innovative research premises and directions.

So far there has been very limited research on the effectiveness of gender-responsive as compared to traditional supervision of women felons on probation and parole. This volume, based on extensive longitudinal, qualitative data from probation and parole officers and from in-depth interviews with the women themselves, fills this gap.Merry Morash has based her study on data from two counties in the same state that differed markedly in their approaches to supervision. Gender Responsive County emphasized identifying and meeting a wide range of needs unique or common to women offenders. Traditional County emphasized compliance with rules and similar treatment for women and men. Within this comparative frame, Morash discusses life issues of women offenders, including dangerous places where they live, relationships with partners and children, and reliance on a mix of criminal and prosocial support networks. She documents change and demonstrates how a dedicated and innovative team of probation and parole officers apply a gender-responsive approach to produce positive outcomes for women addicted to drugs or dependent on destructive and abusive partners.

Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs and Services (New England Gender, Crime & Law)

Northeastern University Press

So far there has been very limited research on the effectiveness of gender-responsive as compared to traditional supervision of women felons on probation and parole. This volume, based on extensive longitudinal, qualitative data from probation and parole officers and from in-depth interviews with the women themselves, fills this gap. Merry Morash has based her study on data from two counties in the same state that differed markedly in their approaches to supervision. Gender Responsive County emphasized identifying and meeting a wide range of needs unique or common to women offenders. Traditional County emphasized compliance with rules and similar treatment for women and men. Within this comparative frame, Morash discusses life issues of women offenders, including dangerous places where they live, relationships with partners and children, and reliance on a mix of criminal and prosocial support networks. She documents change and demonstrates how a dedicated and innovative team of probation and parole officers apply a gender-responsive approach to produce positive outcomes for women addicted to drugs or dependent on destructive and abusive partners.

Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs & Services (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)

Northeastern Univ Pr

Confined to an institution and further burdened by patriarchal assumptions and stereotypes, incarcerated women struggle to retain a sense of self-worth for themselves and often for their children. Scholarship on the subject typically has either ignored or trivialized the role of gender as an organizing feature of society. The result is a lack of emphasis on the role played by gender in the lives of women in a correctional setting. In this theoretically informed and empirically grounded textbook, Morash and Schram explain the realities of prison life for women from a feminist perspective. The hope for reform begins with an informed public so that a system premised on deterrence and punishment can also offer opportunities for rehabilitation.

The Prison Experience: Special Issues of Women in Prison

Waveland Pr Inc.

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Juvenile Delinquency: Concepts & Control

Juvenile Delinquency: Concepts and Control (6th Edition)

Feminist Theories of Crime (The Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology)

Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice

Implementing Criminal Justice Policies (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

Implementing Criminal Justice Policies (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs and Services (New England Gender, Crime & Law)

Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs & Services (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)

The Prison Experience: Special Issues of Women in Prison