This basic overview of juvenile delinquency in the United States emphasizes the connection between delinquency and other problems faced by qat riskq children in America.Diversion programs serve as alternatives to detention and court referral for juvenile offenders and for dependent and neglected children. ... crisis intervention counseling, and referral to other community services (Goldstein, 1991: 142-44; Chesney-Lind and Shelden, 1992: 193-95). ... is performed by paid or volunteer staff with small caseloads on an intensive basis, but it usually lasts only for a few days.
|Title||:||An Introduction to the Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency|
|Publisher||:||SUNY Press - 1995|