Juvenile Justice Administration

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:

RecruitmentTraining and retention of juvenile justice personnelReducing violenceProviding security for youth housed in juvenile correctional facilitiesDiversion programsViable community corrections programsMass media and the community as it relates to juvenile justice administrators

Divided into five distinct sections, this book is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners studying or working with young offenders or juvenile justice administration.