The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law - Hardcover

Champion, Dean J.

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9780132193740: The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law

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ISBN 10: 0132193744 ISBN 13: 9780132193740

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

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A market-leader,The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law, Fifth Edition, provides a detailed examination of the juvenile justice system. Known for its comprehensive coverage, the author explores all aspects of juvenile justice–including intake, adjudication, dispositions, juvenile probation, parole, and community corrections–and maintains a legal emphasis throughout. Up-to-date tables, figures and statistics give readers the most current perspective of juvenile justice trends. Chapter-opening scenarios, personality highlights and career snapshots use personal accounts to capture the essence of what it means to be part of the juvenile justice system.

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About the Author:

Dean John Champion is Professor of Criminal Justice, Texas A & M International University; Laredo, Texas. Dr. Champion has taught at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, California State University-Long Beach, and Minot State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University and B.S. and M.A. degrees from Brigham Young University. He also completed several years of law school at the Nashville School of Law.

Dr. Champion has written over 35 texts and/or edited works and maintains memberships in eleven professional organizations. He is a lifetime member of the American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the American Sociological Association. He is a former editor of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences/Anderson Publishing Company Series on Issues in Crime and Justice and the Journal of Crime and Justice. He is a contributing author for the Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 for Microsoft. He has been a Visiting Scholar for the National Center for Juvenile Justice and is a former president of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. He has also designed and/or offered numerous online courses for the University of Phoenix, Excelsior University, and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

Among his published books for Prentice-Hall include Administration of Criminal Justice: Structure, Function, and Process (2003); Basic Statistics for Social Research (1970, 1981); Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3/e (1993, 2000, 2006); The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the Law 4/e (1992, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 forthcoming); Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective 4/e (1990, 1998, 2001, 2005); Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections 5/e (1990, 1996, 1999, 2005); Policing in the Community (w/George Rush) (1996); and The Administration of Justice Systems (2001).

Dr. Champion's specialty interests include juvenile justice, criminal justice administration, corrections, and statistics/methods.

From the Back Cover:

The Juvenile Justice System 3/E offers an up-to-date presentation of the juvenile justice system in the United States. A comprehensive discussion of the legal rights of juveniles is supplemented by ample chapter vignettes that highlight key terms and concepts. Important juvenile justice issues are presented, including capital punishment for juveniles, transfers to criminal court, and a comparison of juvenile and criminal court procedures. This book also features:

Clear description of juvenile justice processing through arrest, intake, adjudication, and disposition
Examination of the many dimensions of police-juvenile relations
Description of classification systems for juveniles, including state-based risk assessment inventories
Discussion of the jail removal initiative and deinstitutionalization of status offenses
Comprehensive discussion of intermediate punishments for juveniles, including home confinement, electronic monitoring, and other community corrections alternatives
Extensive review of the juvenile probation and parole revocation process
Detailed portrayal of the latest blended sentencing statutes applicable to violent juveniles
Full complement of ancillaries, including instructor's manual, test bank, comprehensive glossary, up-to-date bibliography, discussion questions at chapter ends, and suggested readings

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