juvenile delinquency

Defines juvenile crime and its causes and discusses both punishment and prevention.

An overview of violence by teenagers, examining its causes, prevention, and handling by the juvenile justice system.

Baz, a young pickpocket who works alongside her friend, a boy named Demi, in a modern city in Latin America, brings her loot to Fay, who manages the gang of thieves from the slums, and when Demi attracts too much attention by stealing a valuable blue ring, Baz embarks on her own only to find a larger scale of corruption out in the world.

Uses in-depth case studies of thirteen killers aged between ten and seventeen to explore the reasons some children choose to kill.

Discusses the causes of crime, how to prevent crime, and how to treat juvenile criminals.

After being caught for breaking into an old warehouse, Clive tries to come to grips with what he has become.

Robyn fights to clear the name of Nick D'Angelo, a boy she had hoped to never see again, when he starts to turn his life around and then is charged with a serious crime.

Explores the ghetto and gangs of South Central Los Angeles.

Anthology of primary sources about youth violence taken from periodicals, books, newspapers, United States government documents, and other publications.