American Juvenile Justice is a definitive volume for courses on the
criminology and policy analysis of adolescence. The focus is on the
principles and policy of a separate and distinct system of juvenile
justice. The book opens with an introduction of the creation of
adolescence, presenting a justification for the category of the
juvenile or a period of partial responsibility before full
adulthood. Subsequent sections include empirical investigations of
the nature of youth criminality and legal policy toward youth
crime. At the heart of the book is an argument for a penal policy
that recognizes diminished responsibility and a youth policy that
emphasizes the benefits of letting the maturing process continue
with minimal interruption. The book concludes with applications of
the core concerns to five specific problem areas in current
juvenile justice: teen pregnancy, transfer to criminal court,
minority overrepresentation, juvenile gun use, and youth
homicide.
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