About the Book
Juvenile Justice
Third Edition
G. Larry Mays
New Mexico State University
L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.
New Mexico State University
2011. 460 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7355-0768-5. With Instructor's Manual,Power Point Slides, and CD-ROM with all the ancillaries included.
About the Book
Features:
- Presents the operations of the juvenile justice system in the United States in a logical, chronological format.
- Provides the most recent and detailed information about a broad range of topics. Deals with all the major processing points, agencies, and issues that are confronted within the contemporary juvenile justice system.
- Tells the story of how a case progresses through the juvenile justice system. Readable, narrative format includes the basic terms and concepts that a student needs to understand the content, along with valuable historical background
- Each chapter begins with an interesting vignette that stimulates thinking about the content, reinforce the basic concepts, and encourage discussions.
- Three themes are woven throughout the materials:
- The role of theory as a tool to describe, understand, predict and control delinquency
- How historical background for current practices can give students insights into the path that juvenile justice will follow in the future
- The importance of globalization in a world increasingly interconnected by the Internet and social media, with international perspectives included in each chapter
- Balanced presentation that provides insights from political science, public administration, sociology, and criminology.
- Key terms, defined in the margins, and a comprehensive glossary help students learn and review terminology.
- Critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter can be used for classroom discussions, small group exercises, or individual review of the material presented in the chapter.
- Comprehensive Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank
New to the Third Edition:
- This edition has been thoroughly revised to address the latest trends in juvenile justice, supported by the most recent data sources available.
- Cutting-edge chapters on non-delinquent children in the juvenile justice system (dependent, neglected, and abused children) thoroughly updated.
- Chapter on gangs has been expanded to a broader discussion of juvenile violence.
