Juvenile Delinquency: A Justice Perspective

Helping to sort out the complex issues involved in the ongoing debate over the processing of delinquents through the juvenile justice system . . . This collection of eighteen articles covers the conflicting philosophies underlying the juvenile justice system, current knowledge about status offenders, the role of such social institutions as the family and the school in the onset and control of delinquency, and major policy issues that decision makers will need to resolve in the years ahead.