PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPart 1 * Understanding Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 1 * Thinking About Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society Defining Juvenile Delinquency Conceptions of Juvenile Delinquency The Well-Being of Children The United States as a Place Where Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Are Important The Sociological Imagination: Five Vignettes The Juvenile Justice System and Diversity Philosophy and Organization of the Book Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Social Construction and Media Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 2 * The Creation of Delinquency The Social Construction of Youth and Delinquency Popular Culture: A Target of Moral Panics About Delinquency At the Crossroads: 21st-Century Social Constructions of Youth and Delinquency Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Delinquency and Dependence in 21st-Century Television Shows and Films Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 3 * Understanding Delinquency: Data, Correlates, and Trends How to Lie With Statistics The Tyranny of Small Numbers Qualitative Versus Quantitative Data How Do We Know What We Know? What Data Sources Do We Use to Map Trends Correlates of Delinquency The Nature of Delinquency as Measured by the UCR General Trends in Delinquency Using Gender as an Example: Comparing Trends Across Data Sources Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Juvenile Violent Crime Trend in City Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersPart 2 * Theories of Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 4 * Micro-Level Theories Preclassical Ideas Classical Theories Biological, Psychological, and Biosocial Theories Differential Association Theory Social Control Theory/Social Bonding Theory General Strain Theory Micro-Level Theories and Public Policy Summary Eye on Diversity: Antibullying Exercise: Adding Diversity to the Program Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 5 * Macro-Level Theories Social Structural Theories of Delinquency Anomie Theories Social Disorganization Theory Social Structural Theories and Public Policy Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: A Look at Sexuality, Homeless Youth, and Delinquency Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 6 * Critical Theories Critical Theories of Delinquency Conflict Theory: A Focus on Socioeconomic Class Feminist Theories: A Focus on Gender and Intersectionality Critical Theories of Delinquency and Public Policy Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Are Critical Theories of Delinquency Being Put Into Action in Your Area? Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersPart 3 * The Social Contexts of Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 7 * Families in Context Family Today Family and Delinquency Diversity and the Family Child Maltreatment Child Maltreatment and Delinquency Parents in Prison Foster Care and Foster Youth Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Parenting in Prison Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 8 * Schools in Context The Diverse School Experience The Budgeting of Education School Failure, Dropping Out, and Delinquency Disengagement and Delinquency Crime and Delinquency in Schools Bullying and Cyberbullying The Policy of Punishment in Schools: The School-to-Prison Pipeline The School and Student Rights Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Examining School Data on Delinquency Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 9 * Peers and Gangs in Context Why Do Peers Matter to Delinquency? Friendship and Delinquency: How Gender Matters The Kid in the Corner: The Impact of a Lack of Friendships Conventional Adolescence or New Forms of Delinquency? The Use of Technology as a Means of Peer Interaction Gangs and Delinquency Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Gangs and Technology Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 10 * Drugs in Context Reasons for and Societal Understandings of Drug Use The Role of Legal Products in Youth Substance Use Youth Substance Use Patterns Today The Relationship of Substance Use to Delinquency Responses to and Prevention of Youth Drug Use Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Finding Culturally Relevant Drug Prevention/ Treatment Programs Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersPart 4 * Responses to Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 11 * Why a Separate Juvenile Justice System? What Is the Goal of the Juvenile Justice System? Justifications for Punishment Juvenile Justice and Specialized Terminology Philosophical Shifts and the Legal Treatment of Juveniles The Future of Juvenile Justice Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: The Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency in South Korea and Around the World Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 12 * Policing and Juveniles Police and Juveniles Police Interactions With Juveniles Policing and Discretion Programs to Improve Police-Youth Relations Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Examining the Policing of Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Challenges Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 13 * The Process of the Juvenile Court An Overview of the Juvenile Justice Process The Juvenile Justice Process and Race, Class, and Gender Family Court Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Juvenile Intake Screening Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 14 * Juvenile Corrections Community Corrections Corrections and Gender, Race, Undocumented Youth, and LGBTQ Intersections Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: A Look at Juvenile Institutions and Policies Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersChapter 15 * Preventative, Rehabilitative, and Restorative Approaches to Delinquency Prevention Rehabilitation Restorative Justice Approaches A Comprehensive Approach: The Models for Change Program The Future of Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Restorative Justice Approaches to Delinquency Summary Eye on Diversity Exercise: Global Approaches to Delinquency Discussion Questions Key Terms Chapter Pretest AnswersGlossaryNotesIndex.