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Juvenile Justice
An Active-Learning Approach
- Frank Schmalleger - University of North Carolina, Pembroke
- Catherine D. Marcum - Appalachian State University, USA
Other Titles in:
Criminology & Criminal Justice (General) | Juvenile/Youth Crime (General) | Sociology of Deviance
Criminology & Criminal Justice (General) | Juvenile/Youth Crime (General) | Sociology of Deviance
July 2019 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Using an evidence-based approach, Juvenile Justice invites students to take a journey toward understanding the United States juvenile justice system and the response from police, courts, and correctional institutions to crimes committed by juveniles, as well as the strategies used to deter these crimes. Renowned authors Frank Schmalleger and Catherine D. Marcum combine a practical tone with a variety of engaging learning exercises that connect readers with the material. Students are encouraged to put what they learn into action—increasing their ability to comprehend and retain information long after they have completed the course.
Key Features
Key Features
- A variety of active-learning exercises developed by the authors, some individual and some group-oriented, enhance student learning.
- In the Media exercises encourage students to think about the relationship between traditional and social media and how they impact juvenile behavior.
- Navigating the Field exercises let students explore and evaluate evidence-based strategies that have impacted a juvenile justice program, policy, or practice related to the chapter content.
- Exploring Juvenile Justice Further application activities at the end of each chapter offer additional opportunities for students to apply what they have learned in class to the real world.
- A unique chapter on Juveniles and Cybercrime enables students to think critically about cyberbullying, cyberstalking, child pornography, and digital piracy.
- Humanizing the individuals involved in the juvenile justice system, each chapter opens with a vignette to highlight a contemporary issue for that particular subject.
- Case studies and accompanying questions encourage students to discuss and debate real-world examples of juvenile court cases.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: UNDERSTANDING JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY
CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 2. MEASUREMENT OF JUVENILE CRIME
CHAPTER 3. THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY
PART II: NAVIGATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 4. JUVENILES AND THE POLICE
CHAPTER 5. THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 6. THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM
PART III: JUVENILE BEHAVIORS
CHAPTER 7. JUVENILES AND GANGS
CHAPTER 8. JUVENILES AND VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 9. JUVENILES AND CYBERCRIME
CHAPTER 10. JUVENILE DRUG USE
PART IV: MOVING FORWARD
CHAPTER 11. EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES
Appendix A: Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Appendix B: 5 Ways Law Enforcement Agencies Can Use Data on Juveniles
Appendix C: Gangs in Schools
Appendix D: Juvenile Justice Model Data Project
Glossary
Notes
Index
Supplements
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“This is an introductory text for juvenile justice that explains the complexities of the juvenile justice system in a conversational tone. While many terms are introduced, the introduction of each term is fairly subtle and embedded in the discussion itself. The text is designed to be interactive, and includes many activities that push students to explore topics in more depth, assess real-life examples, and apply ideas to new contexts.”
Penn State Altoona
“Juvenile Justice: An Active-Learning Approach succinctly covers what criminal justice students need to know about the juvenile justice system. This text offers a variety of learning activities that will engage students, making the information more pertinent to what happens in the field.”
The University of Tennessee at Martin
