Elrod, Preston. <br/><br/>
Juvenile justice :  a social, historical, and legal perspective / 
Preston Elrod, R. Scott Ryder. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Sudbury, Mass. :  Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  2005. 
 - xv, 544 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The context of juvenile justice : defining basic concepts and examining public perceptions of juvenile crime -- Measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency -- The social context of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- Early juvenile justice : before the juvenile court -- The development of the juvenile court -- Public and police responses to juvenile offenders -- Juvenile diversion -- Preadjudication process in juvenile justice -- The transfer of juveniles to criminal court -- The contemporary juvenile court -- Community-based correctional programs for juvenile offenders -- Institutional corrections programs for juvenile offenders -- The status offender in juvenile justice -- Juvenile justice and the serious, chronic, or violent juvenile offender -- Present and future directions in juvenile justice -- Working in juvenile justice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763733075 (hardcover : alk. paper)  RM325.42 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005-007399 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.