Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile Delinquency: Pathways and Prevention explores the major themes and causes of delinquency, with a specific focus on juveniles most at-risk for involvement with the criminal justice system.  With a practitioner-oriented perspective, authors Christopher A. Mallett and Miyuki Tedor provide the full story of juvenile delinquency—one that emphasizes the pivotal role that family, trauma, mental health, and schools play, while also exploring opportunities for prevention and intervention. Recognizing the many aspects that affect childhood and adolescent delinquency, this fresh, new book offers students a framework that covers the traditional background needed, but also goes much further in detailing the nature of delinquency, the diverse pathways to juvenile delinquency, and what can be done to deter delinquent behavior.