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Editor’s Introduction: Juvenile Delinquency, Modernity, and the State
Juvenile delinquency remains a central term for academics and professionals in sociology, politics, and law, and for many commentators in the media and popular press. In March 2011, a conference was held in Berlin with a view to exploring some of the reasons behind the term’s long-standing popularity. Most of the articles comprising this special issue were first presented there. Many people who use the term “juvenile delinquency” in their everyday life and work (sociologists, political scientists, social workers, and judges) frequently do so with little awareness of its long history and the wide variety of meanings with which it has been invested for more than two centuries. Given that this term remains instrumental in the categorization and sentencing of thousands of young people around the world, the fact that its meaning has varied dramatically according to time and place and still, many would argue, evades precise definition should certainly make us think more carefully about how we use it in our own work.
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Are (Juvenile) Prisons Obsolete?: The ‘American’ Criminalization of our Youth
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American Juvenile Justice: Recent Trends and Issues in Youth Offending
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Trends in juvenile offending in the United States since the s are reviewed. Serious youth violence, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems among offenders, female delinquency, and other issues currently confronting the American juvenile justice system are examined. Policy considerations associated with recent trends in juvenile offending among American youth are identified.
Juvenile Delinquency and the Legal System: Potential Implications and Investigations
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Juvenile Delinquency Under Conditions of Rapid Social Change
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New Directions for Juvenile Justice
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Over the past twelve years there has been increasing scrutiny of the ways in which society deals with young people, especially those who violate its norms. Calls for comprehensive changes have been issued by the courts, 1 national organizations, 2 child advocacy groups, 3 and national and state commissions. 4 Although changes affecting the treatment of young people in our nation have been recommended in many areas, those relating * Points of view or opinions inthis article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Office ofJuvenileJustice and Delinquency Prevention, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, or the United States Department of Justice.