Table of Contents

Part 1: History, Theory and Institutions1. The Development of Juvenile Justice2. Theories of Juvenile Offending3. The Nature of Contemporary Juvenile Crime4. The Institutions of Juvenile JusticePart 2: The Social Dynamics of Juvenile Justice5. Class and Community6. Indigenous Young People7. Ethnic Minority Young People8. Young Women, Young Men and GenderPart 3: The State, Punishment and Community9. Policing the Young10. Courts and Sentencing Processes11. Detention and Community Corrections12. Youth Crime Prevention13. Restorative Justice and Juvenile Conferencing

About the Author

Chris Cunneen, Professor in the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, and Law, University of New South Wales Rob White, Professor of Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania Kelly Richards, Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology