Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The concept of delinquency

Childhood and delinquency

The nature and extent of delinquency

Theories of delinquency

Focus on the individual : choice and trait theories

Social structure and delinquency

Social process theories : learning, control, and developmental

Social reaction theories : labeling and conflict

Environmental influences on delinquency

Gender and delinquency

The family and delinquency : makeup, influence, and abuse

Peers and delinquency : juvenile gangs and groups

Schools and delinquency

Drug use and delinquency

Juvenile justice advocacy

The history and development of juvenile justice

Controlling juvenile offenders

Police work with juveniles

Pretrial procedures

The juvenile trial and disposition

Juvenile corrections

Juvenile probation and community treatment

Institutions for juveniles