Juvenile Justice: An Introduction, Tenth Edition, presents a comprehensive picture of juvenile offending, delinquency theories, and the ways juvenile justice actors and agencies react to delinquency. Whitehead and Lab offer evidence-based suggestions for successful interventions and treatment and examine the prospects for rebalancing the model of juvenile court. Each chapter enhances student understanding with Key Terms, a What You Need to Know section, and Discussion Questions. Links at key points in the text show students where to get the latest information.
This companion site offers an array of resources for students and instructors. The student site offers a practice quizzes, online flashcards, and supplementary documents (including relevant web links). The instructor site provides a test bank and PowerPoint presentation deck for each chapter.