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Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society

“Randall Shelden’s Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society presents the fortunate reader with a lifetime of the author’s study of crime and delinquency.  The analysis is informed by a progressive and historical understanding of the nature of American society.  Solutions to the problems of delinquency are based on a well-grounded sense of social justice.  This will be the text that I will recommend to anyone who wants and needs to know about delinquency and juvenile justice.”

 Richard Quinney, Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University

 “Great addition to this textbook topic. Strong sociological and progressive approach throughout the chapters. Useful blend of gang research into the analysis. A concise discussion of sociological theories of delinquency is offered. This has the potential to be the best textbook in the field given its discussion of scholarly ideas and justice policies in relation to each other. Also, very readable style for students.

 John Wozniak, Western Illinois University

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Juvenile Justice in America: Problems and Prospects

 Edited by Randall G. Shelden and Daniel Macallair

The editors of this volume collectively have more than sixty years of experience researching and writing about juvenile delinquency and developing and evaluating programs for juvenile offenders. Despite declines in youth crime, public perceptions of youth violence have contributed to widespread support for dismantling the juvenile court system and trying children as adults— replacing rehabilitation with incarceration as the solution to juvenile delinquency.

The articles in the first section discuss current issues in the juvenile justice system: the failures of detention and correctional facilities; disproportionate jailing of minority offenders; aftercare; and the double standard for juvenile girls. Each of the articles underscores the issues of class, gender, and racial bias. The articles in the second section offer recommendations for reform: the need to seek alternative perspectives on what constitutes delinquency; appropriate measures for addressing problem behavior; detention diversion; alternatives to secure confinement; and effective programs designed specifically for girl offenders.

 

 
 

Girls, Delinquency, And Juvenile Justice

Winner of the American Society of Criminology's Hindelang Award in 1992.  The Award is given annually for the book published during the previous two or three years that makes the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology.  The most often cited book on the subject of girls and delinquency.

  

Youth Gangs In American Society

The latest edition of a well established text "that has become one of the most widely cited sources on the topic of gangs.  No other book provides such a thoughtful, detailed investigation of gangs as does this popular text." 

Todd Clear, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

 

Controlling The Dangerous Classes (2nd edition)
"Shelden's penetrating and highly informative study unravels the historical roots of contemporary criminal justice systems and places them in the context of measures to sustain hierarchies of class, gender and race." 

Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, MIT



 

  

Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society