Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society

• A new chapter on policing and juveniles provides an expanded discussion of this topic and covers issues such as the roles of the police, issues of custody, discretion, use of force, policing and inequitable treatment related to race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and ability, and programs to improve police-youth relations.
• New topics include states’ definitions of juveniles and how juvenile policies are created; immigration and juvenile delinquency; the impact of community, family, and individual risk factors on arrests among indigenous adolescents; community awareness and delinquency of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth; a new law banning parents from testifying against their children; changes required by the 2018 reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); and more.
• Updated pedagogical tools explore diverse youth populations, delinquency, and/or social control efforts.
• New and updated research, data, tables, figures, vignettes, and examples provide students with relevant and current material to keep them engaged.

KEY FEATURES:

• Coverage of diversity is woven throughout the book in text, photos, and exercises to reflect the realities of contemporary juvenile delinquency.
• The text substantively links theories of delinquency, not only to existing public policies but also to existing community programs.
• Chapter opening Juvenile Delinquency Vignettes illustrate the concepts of the chapter from a diverse or critical perspective.
• In the News... features offer an example of a current event that links a main concept from the chapter to a real-world example, making the concepts of juvenile delinquency come alive.
• From the Classroom to the Community boxes highlight individual and community activism related to delinquency and juvenile justice, connecting theory to real-life opportunities that make an impact in the community.
• A Focus on Research boxes discuss influential pieces of research linked to chapter topics.
• On the Media boxes include a consideration of how different forms of traditional or social media are used to convey ideas about delinquency or to publicize acts of delinquency.
• Eye on Diversity exercises helps students explore issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, or ability as related to the chapter topic, and then apply them to real-life policy decisions.
• Each chapter starts with a True/False Chapter Pretest that allows students to test their knowledge before reading the chapter, helping to address misconceptions.