Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society

Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society, Second Edition presents students with a fresh, critical examination of juvenile delinquency in the context of real communities and social policies―integrating many social factors that shape juvenile delinquency and its control, including race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Authors Kristin A. Bates and Richelle S. Swan use true stories and contemporary examples to link theories of delinquency not just to current public policies, but to existing community programs―encouraging readers to consider how theories of delinquency can be used to create new policies and programs in their own communities. Readers will gain a foundational understanding of the social diversity that contextualizes varying experiences and behavior of juvenile delinquency, as well as a deeper appreciation for the policies, social justice, and community programs that make up the juvenile system.

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• Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law)
• Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
• Introduction to Corrections
• Critical Issues in Crime and Justice (Volume 2)
• Buck: A Memoir
• No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
• True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
• Drugs in American Society
• All Souls: A Family Story from Southie