Publisher's Synopsis
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
