Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

Marvin D. Krohn is Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida. He has a long-standing interest in the etiology of delinquency and drug use, focusing primarily on social psychological and life course approaches. For the past 25 years, he has been Co-Principal Investigator on the Rochester Youth Development Study, a three-generational longitudinal panel study targeting those at high risk for serious crime and delinquency. He is co-author of Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective (2003), which was the American Society of Criminology’s recipient of the 2003 Michael J. Hindelang Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He is also co-author of Researching Theories of Crime and Delinquency (2008) and Delinquent Behavior (1986) and has co-edited four compendiums on crime and delinquency. He was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology.Jodi Lane is Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida.  Her research focuses on the impact of the juvenile justice system on both clients and practitioners. She has conducted evaluations of innovative juvenile justice programs, including the South Oxnard Challenge Project in California and the Florida Faith and Community-Based Delinquency Treatment Initiative. She was recently named one of the most prolific lead and sole authors in elite criminology and criminal justice journals (Orrick and Weir, 2011). Her work has appeared in a number of journals, including Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and Criminal Justice and Behavior.

• Notes on Contributors viiiIntroduction xviiMarvin D. Krohn and Jodi LanePart I Trends in Juvenile Delinquency Around the World 11 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Trends in the United States 3Jodi Lane2 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Trends in Europe 15Paul R. Smit and Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld3 Youth Violence in Brazil: Law, Prevalence, and Promising Initiatives 27Paulo Ricardo Diniz Filho and Giza Lopes4 Juvenile Justice in Russia 40Elena Bystrova and Maria Tcherni5 Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency in India 49Suman Kakar6 Juvenile Justice in South Africa 65Adam Cooper7 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in China 76Beidi Dong8 Putting the Processing of Juvenile Offenders into Context 85Kristin Gardner and Lonn Lanza]KaducePart II Correlates of Delinquent Behavior 1019 Gender, Delinquency, and Youth Justice: Issues for a Global Century 103Meda Chesney]Lind and Nicholas Chagnon10 Causes of African]American Juvenile Delinquency 121James D. Unnever11 A Biosocial Perspective on Juvenile Delinquency 139Chris L. Gibson and Andrea Davis12 Parenting and Delinquency 161John P. Hoffmann13 School Effects on Delinquency and School]Based Prevention 181Wayne N. Welsh and Courtney Harding14 Fleas and Feathers: The Role of Peers in the Study of Juvenile Delinquency 199John M. Eassey and Molly Buchanan15 Neighborhoods and Delinquent Behavior 217Susan McNeeley and Pamela WilcoxPart III Explaining Delinquency 23716 General Strain Theory and Delinquency 239Robert Agnew17 Social Learning Theory and Delinquent Behavior: Past, Present, and Future Investigations 257L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.18 Social Control and Self]Control 274Erich Goode19 Theoretical Perspectives on Delinquent Development: Propensity, Plasticity, and Range 291Arjan A.J. Blokland20 Labeling Theory 312Marvin D. Krohn and Giza Lopes21 Routine Activities and Opportunity Theory 331Nick Tilley and Aiden SidebottomPart IV System Responses to Delinquency 34922 Prenatal and Early Childhood Prevention of Antisocial Behavior 351Lauretta M. Brennan and Daniel S. Shaw23 School Prevention Programs 370Steven P. Lab24 Neighborhood]based Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 388Abigail A. Fagan and Andrea Lindsey25 Policing Juvenile Delinquency 405Reveka V. Shteynberg and Allison D. Redlich26 Juvenile Diversion 422James V. Ray and Kristina Childs27 Youth in the Juvenile Court and Adult Court 439Michael J. Leiber and Jennifer H. Peck28 Community]Based Sanctions and Juveniles: What Works, What Does Not, and What Looks Promising 459Crystal A. Garcia29 Institutionalization and Treatment 495Barry GlickPart V Special Issues in Juvenile Delinquency 51530 Gang Trends, Trajectories, and Solutions 517James C. Howell31 A Look at the Street Gang Violence Situation in Europe 536Elmar G.M. Weitekamp32 Weapon Carrying and Use Among Juveniles 544Amanda D. Emmert and Alan J. Lizotte33 Youth Drug Trends and Societal Reactions 562John M. Stogner and Bryan Lee Miller34 Maltreatment and Damaging Outcomes in Adolescence: Longitudinal Research and Policy 581Timothy O. Ireland, Carolyn A. Smith, and Jamie E. Walter35 Victimization and Fear of Crime Among Juveniles 601David C. MayIndex 621