Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. The Progressive Era
6. 1. The Progressive Juvenile Court 19
7. Part II. The Due Process Era
8. 2. The Due Process Revolution and the Juvenile Court 43
9. Part III. The Get Tough Era
10. 3. The Get Tough Era I 71
11. 4. The Get Tough Era II 89
12. 5. The Kid Is a Criminal 105
13. 6. The Girl Is a Criminal 156
14. 7. The Student Is a Criminal 173
15. Part IV. The Kids Are Different Era
16. 8. The Criminal Is a Kid: 195
17. 9. The Defendant Is a Kid 224
18. Epilogue 273
19. Notes 291
20. References 343
21. Index 383
22. About the Author 397