This volume provides information on juvenile violence in America. It also examines: the historical response of the US to juvenile delinquency; the seriousness o

There are multiple reasons to prevent juveniles from becoming delinquent or continuing to engage in delinquent behaviour. The most obvious reason is that delinq

State-of-the-art critical reviews of recent scholarship on the causes of juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice system responses, and public policies to prevent

A Brookings Institution Press and Governance Institute publication A nation of great resources, the United States is confronted all too often with headlines abo

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and ot