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New to This Edition- New coverage of the recent Supreme Court ruling ending the death penalty for juveniles.
- Greatly expanded coverage of status offenses and status offenders.
- All theory chapters have been expanded to broaden and deepen discussion of explanations and related policy implications.
- New coverage of what theories are, impact of nutrition, and community policing.
Expanded discussion of Theory of Differential Oppressions to reflect increased interest in the relationship between the maltreatment of children and delinquency.
- New boxed inserts discussing improving programming for girls, Hmong gangs, police diversion programs in Canada, juvenile chain gangs, and Wraparound aftercare programs.
- New "From the Bench" boxed inserts provide brief summaries of important court cases affecting juveniles and the juvenile justice system.
- Important dates and events in juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice are presented in an easy to understand timelines.
- Delinquency in Society provides readers with a very thought-provoking and penetrating photo program designed to generate critical thinking. In many instances, students are presented with a riveting photo and then asked to consider pensive questions.
- New chapter on developmental and life course theories of delinquency.
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education