Youth, crime, and justice: a global inquiry

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Law

Age of Responsibility

Jurisdiction

Forms of Behavior

Rights

Conclusion

2. Explaining Delinquent Acts

Major Theories

Peers and Delinquency

Lack of Control

One-Time versus Chronic Offenders

Other Ideas

Conclusion

3. The Global Extent and Distribution of Delinquency

Measuring Rates

Problems with Measures

Global Rates of Delinquent Behavior

Explaining Rates

Conclusion

4. Forms of Delinquent Behavior

Gangs

Violence

Drugs

Conclusion

5. Justice for Juveniles

General Approaches

Models of Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice as Welfare

Legalism and Due Process for Juveniles

Coordinated Processing

Conclusion

6. Processing the Offender

Processing Systems

Key Players in the Game of Juvenile Justice

Critical Processing Stages

Conclusion

7. Correcting Juveniles

Dispositions

Punishing Children

Treating, Educating, and Training the Delinquent

Conclusion

8. Children as Victims

Defining Victimization

Abuse

Neglect

Sexual Victimization

Institutional Victimization

Explaining Victimization

Conclusion

9. Some Concluding Observations

What We Know

Some Speculations

Toward a Global Understanding

References

Index