Taylor and Francis Kratcoski, P: Juvenile Justice Administration

Written for practitioners in the juvenile justice system and also appropriate for courses in juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency, this book focuses on theories and models of administration and how these theories and models are used by the agencies that make up the juvenile justice system. The book describes specific programs utilized by justice agencies and presents extensive interviews with juvenile justice administrators. Individual chapters are devoted to the juvenile justice system response to problems arising out of the family, the school, and within the community.