Chapter 1. The Intent and Performance of Juvenile Justice
Peter J. Benekos & Alida V. Merlo

Chapter 2. Delinquency Theory: Classical and Sociological Explanations
Frank E. Hagan & Pamela Tontodonato

Chapter 3. Delinquency Theory: Emerging Explanations from the Biopsychological Perspective
Thomas J. Gamble & Amy C. Eisert

Chapter 4. Youth, Drugs, and Delinquency
Frank P. Williams III & Marilyn McShane

Chapter 5. Violence and Education: Controlling the School Yard
Richard Lawrence

Chapter 6. Invisible Youth: Maltreated Children and Status Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System -- Politics, Science, and Children's Issues
John H. Lemmon

Chapter 7. The "Adultification" of Youth
Joseph Sanborn

Chapter 8. Youth Behind Bars: Doing Justice or Doing Harm?
Eric J. Fritsch & Tory J. Caeti

Chapter 9. Race, Delinquency, and Discrimination: Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System
Donna M. Bishop

Chapter 10. Gender and Delinquency: Females Doing Crime
Ruth Triplett, Dianne Cyr Carmody & Peggy S. Plass

Chapter 11. Sentenced to Die: The Ultimate Sanction for Juvenile Offenders
Alexis J. Miller & Richard Tewksbury

Chapter 12. Comparative Juvenile Justice Policy: Lessons from Other Countries
Alida V. Merlo & Peter J. Benekos