Juvenile Justice

Barry Krisberg (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is a Senior Fellow at the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California, Berkeley Law School and a Lecturer in Residence at in the Juris Doctor Program at Berkeley Law. He is known nationally for his research and expertise on juvenile justice and corrections issues and is often called upon as a resource for professionals, foundations, and the media. Dr. Krisberg was appointed by the legislature to serve on the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Inmate Population Management. Past president and fellow of the Western Society of Criminology, he was Chair of the California Attorney General’s Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Krisberg was appointed to chair an Expert Panel to investigate the conditions in the California youth prisons. His many books and articles include Juvenile Justice and Continuing the Struggle for Justice, both published by SAGE.

Krisberg does a good job in this book and I might use it as a supplement, however my course is more theoretically based - I′m a good sociologist in background!

• PrefaceChapter 1: Juvenile Justice: Myths and RealitiesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 2: Data SourcesUnderstanding the Contours of Juvenile CrimeJuvenile Court StatisticsJuveniles Taken Into CustodySelf-Reported Delinquency SurveysQualitative Data SourcesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 3: The Historical Legacy of Juvenile JusticeThe House of Refuge (1825-1860)The Growth of Institutionalization and the Child Savers (1850-1890)Juvenile Delinquency and the Progressive EraThe Child Guidance Clinic MovementThe Chicago Area ProjectThe Mobilization for YouthInstitutional Change and Community-Based CorrectionsChanges in Juvenile Court LawThe Emergence of a Conservative Agenda for Juvenile JusticeSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 4: The Current Juvenile Justice SystemThe Flow of Cases Through the Juvenile Justice SystemSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 5: Juvenile Justice and the American DilemmaDisproportionate Minority Representation and the Juvenile Justice ProcessYouths of Color in Confinement: The National Picture and State DifferencesYouths in PrisonBeyond Black and WhiteDonde Esta la Justicia?Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: The Burden of InvisibilityNative American Youths: Outsiders in Their Own LandIn Search of AnswersSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 6: Young Women and the Juvenile Justice SystemGender-Specific Juvenile Justice ServicesWhat Works for At-Risk Young WomenOther Promising Gender-Specific ApproachesConclusionsSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 7: Is There a Science of Prevention?The Politics of PreventionBuilding a Foundation for Prevention ProgrammingImplementing Effective Community Prevention ModelsInterrupting the Cycle of ViolenceThe Cost-Effectiveness of PreventionIs There a Science of Prevention?SummaryReview QuestionsChapter 8: What Works in Juvenile JusticeSummaries of Program Evaluations and Meta-AnalysesA Graduated System of Sanctions and InterventionsSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 9: The Gang Busters: Does Getting Tough Reduce Youth Crime?The Gang BustersThe Impact of Juvenile CorrectionsThe Boot Camp FrenzyTransferring Juveniles to the Criminal Justice SystemSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 10: Redeeming Our ChildrenEvolving Standards of Juvenile JusticeContemporary Standards of Juvenile JusticeSeeking Balance and Restorative JusticeThe Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile OffendersOur Children and Other People′s ChildrenSummaryReview QuestionsReferencesIndexAbout the Author