Preface | p. xviii |
An Overview of Juvenile Justice | p. 1 |
The Background and History of the Juvenile Justice System | p. 3 |
The Concept of Juvenile Responsibility | p. 3 |
Parens Patriae: The State as Parent | p. 3 |
Juvenile Justice History in America | p. 5 |
Juvenile Versus Adult Justice Systems | p. 9 |
Differences Between the Two Systems | p. 9 |
Similarities Between the Two Systems | p. 10 |
Juveniles, Delinquency, and the Law | p. 13 |
Juvenile Defined | p. 13 |
Delinquency Defined | p. 15 |
The Scope of the Juvenile Justice System | p. 17 |
Delinquent Offenders | p. 17 |
Status Offenders | p. 18 |
Dependent and Neglected Children | p. 18 |
An Overview of the Juvenile Justice Process | p. 19 |
Initial Contact | p. 19 |
Intake | p. 21 |
Adjudication | p. 22 |
Disposition | p. 22 |
Aftercare | p. 25 |
Summary | p. 27 |
Review Questions | p. 27 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 28 |
For Further Research | p. 30 |
Theories and Measurement of Juvenile Delinquency | p. 31 |
Theories of Juvenile Delinquency | p. 33 |
The Emergence of the Classical School | p. 34 |
Biology, Determinism, and the Positive School | p. 36 |
Psychological Explanations of Delinquency | p. 40 |
Sociological Explanations of Delinquency | p. 41 |
Developmental and Life-Course Perspectives | p. 52 |
Delinquency Theories and the Juvenile Justice System, Process, and Law | p. 55 |
Measuring Juvenile Crime and Victimizations | p. 56 |
Official Data | p. 58 |
Self-Report Data | p. 61 |
Victimization Data | p. 63 |
Summary | p. 65 |
Review Questions | p. 66 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 67 |
For Further Research | p. 68 |
Juveniles and the Police | p. 70 |
Juvenile Conduct Leading to Police Involvement | p. 72 |
Taking Juveniles into Custody | p. 73 |
The Arrest Requirement and Probable Cause | p. 73 |
Who Determines Probable Cause? | p. 73 |
Establishing Probable Cause | p. 74 |
Arrests of Juveniles | p. 74 |
Police Discretion When Arresting Juveniles | p. 77 |
Factors That Influence Juvenile Arrest Decisions | p. 77 |
Juvenile Arrests | p. 83 |
How Arrests Are Counted | p. 83 |
The Number and Trend of Juvenile Arrests | p. 83 |
Legal Rights of Juveniles During Stop and Frisk, Arrests, and Searches and Seizures | p. 85 |
Stop and Frisk of Juveniles | p. 86 |
Arrests of Persons | p. 86 |
Searches and Seizures | p. 88 |
School Searches and Police Assistance | p. 90 |
Case Brief: New Jersey v.T.L.O. | p. 91 |
General Search Conditions for Juvenile Probationers | p. 94 |
Custody and Interrogation of Juveniles | p. 95 |
Miranda Wording and Juveniles | p. 96 |
When Is a Suspect Under "Custodial Interrogation" for Miranda Purposes? | p. 96 |
A Juvenile May Waive Miranda Rights: The Totality of Circumstances Test | p. 99 |
Per Se Rules and Juvenile Waiver | p. 100 |
Refusal to Waive Miranda Must Be Clear and Unambiguous | p. 102 |
Confidentiality and the Police | p. 102 |
Fingerprinting | p. 103 |
DNA Samples | p. 105 |
Lineups and Photographs | p. 106 |
Media, Juveniles, and the Police | p. 106 |
Summary | p. 107 |
Review Questions | p. 108 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 109 |
For Further Research | p. 110 |
Intake and Diversion | p. 111 |
The Intake Process | p. 113 |
What Is Intake? | p. 113 |
Who Handles Intake? | p. 114 |
Who Makes a Delinquency Referral to Intake Officers? | p. 116 |
Procedures and Decisions at Intake | p. 117 |
The Legal Rights of Juveniles at Intake | p. 120 |
Is Intake a "Critical Stage" Requiring Counsel? | p. 121 |
Admissibility of Intake Information at Adjudication Proceedings | p. 122 |
Case Brief: In re Wayne H. | p. 123 |
General Guidelines on the Admissibility of Intake Information in Adjudication Proceedings | p. 124 |
The Diversion Process | p. 126 |
What Is Diversion? | p. 126 |
Examples of Diversion Programs | p. 127 |
Who Qualifies for Diversion? | p. 127 |
What Happens If a Youth Refuses to Accept Diversion? | p. 128 |
The Legal Rights of Juveniles in Diversion | p. 129 |
Do Juveniles Have a Constitutional Right to Diversion? | p. 129 |
Is a Hearing Required to Deny Diversion? | p. 130 |
Cases Similarly Situated and Diversion Offers | p. 130 |
Removing a Youth from Diversion | p. 131 |
Diversion and Double Jeopardy | p. 132 |
May Prior Diversions Be Used to Increase Future Sentences? | p. 133 |
Extralegal Issues in Diversion | p. 134 |
Bias in Selection for Diversion | p. 134 |
Does Diversion Promote Further Contact with the Juvenile Justice System? | p. 136 |
Diversion and Net Widening | p. 137 |
Summary | p. 138 |
Review Questions | p. 139 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 139 |
For Further Research | p. 140 |
Status Offenders, Dependent and Neglected Youths, and Juvenile Victimizations | p. 141 |
Historical Methods of Dealing with Nondelinquents | p. 143 |
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974 | p. 145 |
Core Requirements of the JJDPA of 1974 | p. 146 |
Amendments to the JJDPA of 1974 | p. 147 |
The Juvenile Justice System and Status Offenders | p. 147 |
Justification for Juvenile Justice Intervention for Status Offenders Today | p. 148 |
The Juvenile Court Process for Status Offenders | p. 148 |
The Rights of Status Offenders in Adjudication Proceedings | p. 149 |
Dispositions for Status Offenders | p. 149 |
Status Offense Case Processing in the Juvenile Justice System | p. 151 |
Initial Contact | p. 152 |
Intake | p. 154 |
Adjudication | p. 154 |
Disposition | p. 154 |
Dependency, Neglect, and the Juvenile Justice System | p. 155 |
Reasons for Juvenile Court Intervention for Dependent and Neglected Youths | p. 155 |
Forms of Dependency and Neglect | p. 158 |
Agencies Dealing with Dependency and Neglect | p. 159 |
The Extent of Dependency and Neglect | p. 163 |
Juvenile Court Processing for Dependency and Neglect | p. 166 |
Court Petition or Complaint | p. 167 |
Mediation | p. 168 |
Court Hearing | p. 168 |
Disposition | p. 169 |
Juvenile Victimizations | p. 170 |
Summary | p. 173 |
Review Questions | p. 174 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 174 |
For Further Research | p. 176 |
Detention and Transfer to Adult Court | p. 177 |
Pre-adjudication Detention of Juveniles | p. 179 |
The Purpose of Juvenile Detention | p. 179 |
Detention Trends | p. 180 |
Detention Procedures and the Rights of Detained Juveniles | p. 181 |
Detention Intake | p. 181 |
The Required Detention Hearing | p. 182 |
The Rights of Juveniles at Detention Hearings | p. 185 |
Do Juveniles Have a Constitutional Right to Bail If Detained? | p. 185 |
May a Juvenile Be Detained in an Adult Jail? | p. 186 |
Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court | p. 187 |
The Purpose of Juvenile Transfer | p. 187 |
Factors Influencing Transfer | p. 189 |
Types of Juvenile Transfer and Procedures | p. 189 |
Judicial Waiver | p. 191 |
Case Brief: Kent v. United States | p. 192 |
Prosecutorial Waiver | p. 196 |
Legislative Waiver | p. 197 |
Choosing the Transfer Method | p. 199 |
The Impact of Juvenile Transfer | p. 202 |
Removing Serious Offenders | p. 203 |
Longer Sentences and Harsher Penalties? | p. 203 |
Summary | p. 204 |
Review Questions | p. 205 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 206 |
For Further Research | p. 207 |
The National Court System and the Juvenile Courts | p. 208 |
The Court System and Its Process | p. 210 |
The Federal Court System | p. 210 |
The State Court System | p. 211 |
The Appeals Process | p. 213 |
The Geographical Boundaries of Court Decisions | p. 214 |
Judicial Precedent (Stare Decisis) | p. 214 |
Federal Versus State Jurisdiction | p. 216 |
Juveniles in Federal Court | p. 217 |
A Cautionary Note | p. 219 |
The Origin and Formation of the First Juvenile Court | p. 219 |
What Led Up to Juvenile Courts | p. 219 |
The First Juvenile Court | p. 221 |
The Juvenile Court Structure | p. 224 |
The Organization of Juvenile Courts | p. 224 |
Do Juvenile Courts Have Jurisdiction in All Matters Involving Juveniles? | p. 224 |
Should There Be a Unified or Coordinated Juvenile Court? | p. 225 |
The Administration of Juvenile Courts | p. 226 |
Specialized Juvenile Courts | p. 229 |
Juvenile Court Personnel | p. 233 |
Is a Separate Juvenile Court Needed? | p. 237 |
Summary | p. 239 |
Review Questions | p. 240 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 241 |
For Further Research | p. 242 |
Adjudication of Juveniles | p. 243 |
The Past and the Present | p. 245 |
Adjudication of Juveniles in the Past | p. 245 |
Adjudication of Juveniles Today | p. 246 |
Juvenile Adjudication Compared with Adult Criminal Trial | p. 246 |
Similarities to the Adult Trial | p. 246 |
Differences with the Adult Trial | p. 247 |
Procedures During Adjudication | p. 247 |
The Arraignment | p. 247 |
The Plea | p. 248 |
The Selection of Jurors (in Cases Tried Before a Jury) | p. 249 |
The Presentation of the Case for the Prosecution | p. 250 |
The Presentation of the Case for the Defense | p. 250 |
The Closing Arguments | p. 250 |
The Judge's Instructions to the Jury | p. 251 |
Jury Deliberation | p. 251 |
The Verdict | p. 251 |
The Rights of Juveniles During Trial | p. 252 |
In re Gault (1967): The Leading Case in Juvenile Adjudication | p. 252 |
The Right to a Lawyer | p. 253 |
The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination | p. 256 |
The Right to Notice of the Charges | p. 257 |
The Right Against Double Jeopardy: Breed v. Jones (1975) | p. 258 |
The Right to Due Process | p. 258 |
The Right to Proof of Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | p. 259 |
Case Brief: In re Winship | p. 260 |
Waiver of Constitutional Rights | p. 261 |
Constitutional Rights During Trial Not Given to Juveniles | p. 262 |
No Right to a Trial by Jury | p. 262 |
No Right to a Public Trial | p. 264 |
The Exclusionary Rule and Juvenile Adjudication | p. 265 |
Summary | p. 266 |
Review Questions | p. 267 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 267 |
For Further Research | p. 268 |
Disposition and Appeal | p. 269 |
Disposition | p. 271 |
The Goals of Disposition: Ideals Versus Reality | p. 272 |
Discretion in Dispositions | p. 276 |
When Disposition Takes Place | p. 276 |
The Disposition Plan | p. 278 |
Roles During Dispositions | p. 278 |
Kinds of Dispositions | p. 279 |
Placement in an Institution | p. 280 |
Probation | p. 281 |
Other Sanctions That Leave the Juvenile in the Community | p. 282 |
The Death Penalty | p. 285 |
Blended Sentencing | p. 286 |
Legal and Constitutional Issues in Dispositions | p. 289 |
The Rights of Juveniles During Dispositions | p. 289 |
The Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence in Dispositions | p. 289 |
Case Brief: Haley v. Ohio | p. 290 |
Juveniles and "Three Strikes and You're Out" Sentences | p. 292 |
Juveniles Confined Longer Than Adults for Similar Offenses | p. 293 |
The Use of Juvenile Records If Later Sentenced as an Adult | p. 293 |
Punishing Parents for What Their Children Do | p. 294 |
Juveniles and the Right to Appeal | p. 296 |
Juveniles May Appeal a Conviction and Disposition | p. 296 |
Juveniles May Be Released While an Appeal Is Pending | p. 296 |
Appeal Distinguished from Habeas Corpus | p. 297 |
Towards a More Progressive Approach to Juvenile Disposition | p. 297 |
Summary | p. 298 |
Review Questions | p. 299 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 299 |
For Further Research | p. 300 |
Juvenile Probation and Parole | p. 301 |
Probation and Parole | p. 303 |
Similarities | p. 303 |
Differences | p. 303 |
The Origin and History of Juvenile Probation | p. 304 |
The Organization and Administration of Probation and Parole | p. 305 |
Conditions of Probation and Parole | p. 306 |
General Conditions | p. 306 |
Kinds of Conditions | p. 308 |
Modification of Conditions | p. 309 |
Supervision | p. 309 |
Standards and Goals | p. 309 |
The Juvenile Probation Officer | p. 310 |
Fare v. Michael C. (1979): An Important Case in Juvenile Supervision | p. 312 |
Other Community-Based Programs | p. 314 |
Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) | p. 315 |
Shock Probation | p. 315 |
School-Based Probation | p. 316 |
Family Counseling | p. 317 |
Juvenile Boot Camps | p. 318 |
Legal Issues in Probation and Parole Practices | p. 319 |
Searches and Seizures of Probationers and Parolees | p. 319 |
Miranda Warnings and Interrogation by Probation Officers | p. 320 |
Problems in Partnerships Between Probation Officers and Police Officers | p. 321 |
Testing Juveniles for Drugs | p. 323 |
Curfews | p. 324 |
The Probation Records of Juveniles | p. 325 |
Revocation of Probation | p. 326 |
The Initiation of Revocation | p. 327 |
The Lack of Legal Standards for Revocation | p. 327 |
Juveniles' Rights Prior to Revocation | p. 327 |
The Results of Revocation | p. 328 |
Case Brief: Gagnon v. Scarpelli | p. 329 |
Summary | p. 330 |
Review Questions | p. 331 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 331 |
For Further Research | p. 332 |
Juvenile Correctional Institutions | p. 333 |
The Development and Evolution of Juvenile Institutions | p. 335 |
The Early Seeds of Juvenile Institutions: Almshouses and Orphanages (1600s-1820s) | p. 335 |
The First Juvenile Institutions: Houses of Refuge (1825-1850s) | p. 337 |
Reformatories, Training Schools, and the Cottage System (1846-1980s) | p. 338 |
The Juvenile Correctional Facility (1980s-Present) | p. 341 |
Types of Juvenile Placements | p. 342 |
Pre-adjudication Placements for Delinquents | p. 342 |
Post-adjudication Placements for Delinquents | p. 347 |
Placements for Nondelinquents | p. 362 |
Conditions of Confinement and the Rights of Institutionalized Juveniles | p. 364 |
Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Institutions | p. 364 |
The Rights of Institutionalized Juveniles | p. 367 |
Case Brief: Morales v. Turman | p. 370 |
Summary | p. 377 |
Review Questions | p. 378 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 378 |
For Further Research | p. 379 |
The Death Penalty for Juveniles: Roper v. Simmons (2005) | p. 381 |
The Death Penalty in General | p. 383 |
Background | p. 383 |
U.S. Supreme Court Cases | p. 384 |
The Death Penalty for Juveniles Before Simmons | p. 386 |
Background | p. 386 |
The Laws and Practices Before Simmons | p. 386 |
U.S. Supreme Court Cases Before Simmons | p. 388 |
"Evolving Standards of Decency" as a Test for Constitutionality | p. 390 |
Developments Before Simmons | p. 392 |
Infrequent Executions | p. 392 |
The International Scene | p. 392 |
Atkins v. Virginia (2002): A Judicial Precedent for Simmons | p. 392 |
Roper v. Simmons (2005): The Death Penalty for Juveniles Is Unconstitutional | p. 393 |
The Holding and the Issue | p. 393 |
The Facts | p. 393 |
Unusual Circumstances | p. 394 |
The Majority Opinion by Five Justices | p. 395 |
The Dissenting Opinions by Four Justices | p. 396 |
What Happens After Roper v. Simmons? | p. 398 |
Summary | p. 399 |
Review Questions | p. 400 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 400 |
For Further Research | p. 401 |
Schools, School Crime, and the Rights of Students | p. 402 |
Juveniles, the Law, and Schools | p. 404 |
The Legal Basis of School Authority | p. 404 |
Legal Issues in Regulating Student Behavior | p. 405 |
Case Brief: Pottawatomie County v. Earls | p. 414 |
The Extent of School Crime | p. 417 |
Measuring School Crime | p. 418 |
School Crime in the 1990s | p. 418 |
The Bottom Line on School Crime | p. 424 |
Making Schools Safe-Can It Be Done? | p. 425 |
Zero Tolerance Politices | p. 425 |
Security Measures in Schools-Are They Effective? | p. 429 |
School Partnerships with the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems | p. 431 |
Summary | p. 434 |
Review Questions | p. 435 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 435 |
For Further Research | p. 436 |
Juvenile Justice: Past, Present, and Future | p. 437 |
Reliving the Past | p. 439 |
The Discovery of Childhood | p. 439 |
A Separate Legal System for Youths | p. 440 |
Juvenile Justice Reform and the Erosion of Parens Patriae | p. 440 |
Recognizing Nondelinquents and Diversity in Juvenile Courts | p. 441 |
A Juvenile Crime Wave? | p. 441 |
The Dual Path of Juvenile Justice | p. 442 |
A Look at the Present | p. 442 |
The Current State of the Juvenile Court and the Juvenile Justice System | p. 442 |
Some Current Issues and Trends | p. 443 |
Public Opinion and Pendulum Shifts | p. 449 |
A Glimpse of the Future | p. 450 |
Females and Juvenile Justice | p. 450 |
Reinventing Juvenile Probation | p. 451 |
Five Themes and Trends in State Laws Targeting Serious Crimes Committed by Juveniles | p. 453 |
A Juvenile Justice System for This Century | p. 454 |
Summary | p. 455 |
Review Questions | p. 456 |
Key Terms and Definitions | p. 457 |
For Further Research | p. 458 |
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Juvenile Justice | p. 459 |
Where State Juvenile Laws Are Found | p. 461 |
Finding and Interpreting Court Cases | p. 464 |
Glossary | p. 467 |
Notes | p. 476 |
Index | p. 497 |
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