TY - BOOK AU - Elrod,Preston AU - Ryder,R.Scott TI - Juvenile justice: a social, historical, and legal perspective SN - 0763733075 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - KF9779 .E44 2005 U1 - 345.73/08 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Juvenile justice, Administration of KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The context of juvenile justice : defining basic concepts and examining public perceptions of juvenile crime -- Measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency -- The social context of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- Early juvenile justice : before the juvenile court -- The development of the juvenile court -- Public and police responses to juvenile offenders -- Juvenile diversion -- Preadjudication process in juvenile justice -- The transfer of juveniles to criminal court -- The contemporary juvenile court -- Community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders -- Institutional corrections programs for juvenile offenders -- The status offender in juvenile justice -- Juvenile justice and the serious, chronic, or violent juvenile offender -- Present and future directions in juvenile justice -- Working in juvenile justice UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007399.html ER -