1. The development of juvenile justice in the United States -- The development of childhood -- Juvenile justice in the United States : the beginnings -- Houses of refuge -- Training schools, or reformatories -- Child savers and other nineteenth-century juvenile justice reform efforts -- Treatment programs for institutionalized juvenile offenders -- Contemporary organizations, programs, and developments -- Juvenile justice today : a return to punitiveness? -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. The contemporary U.S. juvenile justice system : problems, controversies, and solutions -- The contemporary juvenile justice system -- Problems and controversies -- Legal challenges to the juvenile justice system -- Possible solutions -- A note on juvenile gangs -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Chronology -- The development of juvenile correctional institutions in the United States -- Ideas, events, and programs -- Significant U.S. and state Supreme Court decisions -- References -- 4. People and events -- Jane Addams (1860-1935) -- Freda Adler (1934- ) -- John Augustus (1785-1859) -- Howard Becker (1928- ) -- Louise Bowen (1859-1953) -- Charles Brace (1826-1890) -- Zebulon Brockway (1827-1920) -- Meda Chesney-Lind (1947- ) -- Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) -- Lawrence Kohlberg (1927- ) -- Julia Clifford Lathrop (1858-1932) -- Benjamin Barr Lindsey (1896-1943) -- Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) -- Robert Merton (1910-2003) -- Jerome G. Miller (1931- ) -- Clifford Shaw (1896-1957) -- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children -- Edwin H. Sutherland (1853-1950) -- Enoch C. Wines (1806-1879) -- References -- 5. Facts and figures -- Misperceptions and misunderstandings -- The juvenile population in the United States -- Juvenile offenders : arrest statistics -- Kids and guns -- Self-report data -- Trends in juvenile justice -- Juveniles and the death penalty -- Juveniles as victims -- Youth in crisis : problems facing juveniles -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- 6. Agencies and organizations -- Child welfare and advocacy -- Delinquency prevention and treatment -- Juvenile justice -- 7. Selected print and nonprint resources -- Print sources -- General/introductory books on juvenile delinquency -- History of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- General introductory books on the juvenile justice system -- Periodicals that focus on juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency -- Nonprint sources -- General information on juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice -- Films that address juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system -- Glossary.