This second edition textbook focuses on the duties of juvenile justice
administrators, featuring more illustrations, examples of programs, and
interviews of juvenile justice administrators. The edition is updated to
address critical issues in the field, including:
- Recruitment
- Training and retention of juvenile justice personnel
- Reducing violence
- Providing security for youth housed in juvenile correctional
facilities
- Diversion programs
- Viable community corrections programs
- Mass media and the community as it relates to juvenile justice
administrators
Divided into five distinct sections, this book is ideal for graduate
students, researchers, and practitioners studying or working with young
offenders or juvenile justice administration.