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| Each chapter begins with | |
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| “Chapter Objectives,” | |
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| “Introduction,” and ends with | |
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| “Key Concepts,” | |
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| “Discussion Questions,” | |
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| “Exercises.” | |
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| Explaining Delinquency | |
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| Justice for Juveniles | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Patterns of Delinquency | |
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| Statistics and Research | |
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| Delinquency Patterns and Trends | |
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| Delinquency in Other Nations | |
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| Theories of Delinquency: Bio-Psychological Explanations | |
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| Bio-Psychological Theories | |
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| Biological Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Bio-Psychological Theories | |
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| Sociological Theories of Delinquency | |
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| Traditional Theories | |
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| Alternative Theories | |
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| Schools and Delinquent Behavior | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| The Role of the Teacher | |
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| School Systems | |
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| Legal Issues | |
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| School Violence | |
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| Families and Delinquency | |
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| The Changing Family Concept | |
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| Feminism and the Changing Family | |
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| Technological Advances | |
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| Single Parent Families | |
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| Two Parent Families | |
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| Changing Attitudes | |
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| Parental Liability Laws | |
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| Different Types of Families | |
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| Administrative Hearings | |
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| Immigration and Naturalization Services | |
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| Peers, Gangs, and Delinquency | |
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| Why Do Youths Join Gangs? Factors Leading to Gang Involvement | |
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| Gang Elements | |
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| Types of Gangs | |
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| Violence and Gangs | |
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| Remedies for the Gang Problem | |
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| Females and Delinquency | |
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| Gendercide | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Theories | |
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| Gender Neutral Language | |
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| Micro Victimization | |
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| Macro Victimization | |
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| Profile of a Female Delinquent | |
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| Changing Attitudes | |
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| Technological Advances | |
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| Juvenile Court and the Female Offender | |
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| Incarceration of Female Offenders | |
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| Death Penalty | |
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| Teen Pregnancy | |
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| Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Delinquency | |
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| Gender | |
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| Race and Ethnicity | |
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| The Police and Juveniles | |
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| Police in America | |
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| Juvenile Units | |
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| Police Encounters with Juveniles | |
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| Police Officer or Social Worker? Community Policing and Juveniles | |
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| Police/Community Initiatives | |
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| Juvenile Court Process | |
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| Organization of Juvenile Court | |
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| Prosecution, Defense, and the Judiciary | |
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| Delinquency Proceedings | |
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| Juvenile Corrections | |
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| Origins of Juvenile Corrections | |
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| Types of Institutions | |
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| The Rehabilitation Question | |
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| The Shape of Success | |
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| Juvenile Corrections Issues | |
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| Preventing Delinquency | |
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| The Logic of Prevention | |
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| Delinquency Prevention Strategies | |
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| Federal Efforts to Prevent Delinquency | |
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| The Color of Delinquency Prevention Promising Prevention Programs | |
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| Teen Court | |
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| Community Response to Delinquency | |
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| Community Corrections for Juveniles | |
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| Probation | |
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| Community Corrections Alternatives | |
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| The Future of Juvenile Justice | |
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| The Illinois Juvenile Court Centennial | |
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| The End of the Juvenile Court? The 21st Century Juvenile Court | |
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| Will the Court Survive? | |