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To79the79Instructor iv
Course79Syllabus v
Class79Syllabus xiv
CHAPTER79179Juvenile79Justice:79An79Overview 1
CHAPTER79279The79Extent79and79Nature79of79Juvenile79Crime 7
CHAPTER79379Causes79of79Juvenile79Crime 11
CHAPTER79479Gender79and79Juvenile79Justice 16
CHAPTER79579The79Prevention79of79Delinquency 22
CHAPTER79679The79Police 27
CHAPTER79779The79Juvenile79Court 32
CHAPTER79879Juveniles79in79Adult79Court 38
CHAPTER79979Community79Corrections 43
CHAPTER791079Juvenile79Institutionalization 49
CHAPTER791179Juvenile79Aftercare 54
CHAPTER791279Treatment79Technologies 60
CHAPTER791379Juvenile79Gangs 64
CHAPTER791479Drugs79and79Delinquency 70
CHAPTER791579Juvenile79Justice79in79the79Twenty-First79Century 75
Videos79for79Juvenile79Justice79Classes 80
Test79Bank 94
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Juvenile79Justice79in79America79(9th79Edition)79provides79an79in-
depth79look79at79the79lives79of79juveniles,79their79experiences79in79society,79and79the79consequenc
es79of79those79experiences.79The79text79carefully79examines79the79structures,79procedures,79polici
es,79and79problems79of79American79juvenile79justice79agencies.79The79Ninth79Edition79places79fur
ther79emphasis79on79delinquency79prevention,79and79features79a79new79chapter79on79juvenile79off
ender79populations79to79give79readers79a79more79comprehensive79view79of79delinquent79youth.
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