| Description |
xv, 144 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The lost populations : status offenders in America -- Adolescence in the new millenium -- The history of status offenders -- Amendments to JJDPA -- The problems of treating status offenders as delinquents -- Bootstrapping -- Hidden delinquency -- Problems studying status offenders today -- Age -- Gender and race -- Adjudication -- Detention -- The variability of treating status offending -- The debate over status offenders : what to do with them? -- References -- 2. Shadow kids : runaways in the U.S. -- Definition of runaways, throwaways, and homeless youth -- A typology of runaways -- Problems in studying runaways and homeless youth -- Survival strategies : crime and sex work -- Psychological effects of runaway behavior -- Domestic violence -- Social isolation -- Runaways, foster care, and incarceration -- Why runaways leave home -- Family problems -- Economic problems -- Residential instability -- Programs for runaway, throwaway and homeless youth -- Summary -- References -- 3. Truancy -- Truancy and the criminal justice system -- Causes of truancy -- School configuration -- Personal and developmental issues -- Family issues -- Neighborhood and community factors -- The costs of truancy -- Strategies that work to reduce truancy -- Innovative ways to combat truancy -- South Carolina courts and truancy -- Delaware and truancy -- Summary -- References -- 4. Incorrigibility and curfew violations -- Historical roots of incorrigibility -- Incorrigibility and the juvenile justice system -- Curfew violations -- Historical roots of curfews -- The debate about juvenile curfews -- Proponents of curfews -- Opponents of curfews -- The weight of the empirical evidence on juvenile curfews -- The legality of curfews -- Parental responsibility and curfews -- Summary -- References -- 5. Underage drinking -- The role of the media in underage drinking -- A key element to underage drinking : parental involvement -- The impact of underage alcohol use -- Academic achievement -- Physical health issues -- Sexual behavior -- Psychological effects -- Auto accidents -- Legal variability in underage drinking laws -- Prevention and treatment on underage drinking -- Macro-level community efforts -- Micro-level efforts -- Summary -- References -- 6. Teen smoking -- Evidence of underage smoking -- The connection of tobacco use and other drugs -- The composition of a cigarette -- The effects of smoking -- Long-term effects -- The issue of secondhand smoke -- Why teens smoke -- Programs to prevent teen smoking -- American Lung Association's Not On Tobacco program -- Have media campaigns reduced teen smoking? -- Do programs really work? -- What about smoker's rights? -- Summary -- References -- 7. The future of status offenders and delinquents. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquents.
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Runaway teenagers.
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Homeless teenagers.
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Teenagers -- Substance use.
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| ISBN |
1594603596 (alk. paper) |
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9781594603594 (alk. paper) |
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