Juvenile Justice
A Text/Reader
- Richard Lawrence - St. Cloud State University
- Craig Hemmens - Washington State University, USA
Introduction to Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader offers a unique new spin on the core textbook format. Organized like a more traditional juvenile justice text, this text/reader is divided into eight sections that contain all the usual topics taught in a juvenile justice course. After a comprehensive overview, each section has an introductory "mini-chapter" that provides engaging coverage of key concepts, developments, controversial issues, and research in the field. These authored introductions are followed by carefully selected and edited original research articles. The readings, from prominent scholarly journals, were written by juvenile justice experts and often have a policy orientation that will help address student interest in the "so what?" application of theory.
Key Features and Benefits
- Boasts extensive and unique coverage of the juvenile justice system, focusing on law enforcement, the court system, correctional responses to juvenile offending, and an overview of the causes of delinquency
- Features a unique "How to Read a Research Article"—tied to the first reading in the book—to give students a guide to understand and learn from the edited articles that appear throughout the text.
- Provides an introduction to each reading to give students an overview of the purpose, main points, and conclusions of each article.
- Utilizes photographs, boxes, and suggested Web resources to enhance the book's presentation and engage student interest.
- Offers a clear and concise summary of key terms and concepts in each section and discussion questions that enhance student comprehension
Ancillaries
- A Student study site at studysites.sagepub.com/lawrencestudy/ provides self-quizzes, e-flashcards, additional readings, and more.
- Instructor Resources include journal articles and questions.
Intended Audience
This Text/Reader is designed to serve as a replacement for a core text, or a supplement text for upper-level undergraduate Juvenile Justice courses in departments of criminal justice, criminology, sociology and related disciplines.
Interested in a text/ reader for another criminology or criminal justice here? Explore other titles in the series.
Supplements
Test questions, teaching tips and guidance on using journal articles with undergraduate classes.
contains:
- Self-quizzes
- e-flashcards
- Extra journal articles to update and expand the book's contents
- and Web resources
"This is a breakthrough book-commentary and discussion ahead of relevant, complete articles/essays- profound!"
This book is a well rounded presentation of not only historical concepts and logic regarding the evolution of the juvenile justice system, but the research articles included are valuable to the learning process. It gives my students something extra and promotes open discussion of the subject matter.
I really like the text/reader format. Students can see the raw material from which textbooks are constructed. The format also forces the authors to be more concise and relevant in their summaries of the various topics.
This is just not the best book for my class. It would be a good supplemental text. I was seeking a primary text
Whilst it proved an interesting read - and may have been useful in a longer course - it provided only an American perspective.
I liked the supplemental readings but found that the course I am teaching is an intro level juvenile justice course. I felt like the readings would be appropriate for more advanced students.
A useful and informative resource which is ideal for those students who want to explore this area in greater details.
Fulfills need for basic information plus teaching critical thinking and comprehension skills. Provides multiple points of view and jumping-off places for discussion and inquiry.
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