Contents
Part I. Setting the Agenda
1. Child Well-Being: Toward a Fair and Equitable Public Safety Strategy for the New Century 23
James Bell
Part II. Core Components
2. A Silent Sea Change: The Deinstitutionalization Trend in Juvenile Justice 47
Bart Lubow
3. Starting from a Different Place: The Missouri Model 63
Tim Decker
4. Doing Things Differently: Education as a Vehicle for Youth Transformation and Finland as a Model for Juvenile Justice Reform 86
Peter E. Leone
5. Delinquency, Due Process, and Mental Health: Presuming Youth Incompetency 104
David R. Katner
Part III. Essential Perspectives
6. Why Should We Treat Juvenile Offenders Differently than Adults? It’s Not Because the Pie Isn’t Fully Baked! 129
Mark R. Fondacaro
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7. Lost in Translation No More: Marketing Evidence-Based Policies for Reducing Juvenile Crime 139
Richard E. Redding
8. Building on Advocacy for Girls and LGBT Youth: A Foundation for Liberatory Laws, Policies, and Services for All Youth in the Juvenile Justice System 156
Barbara Fedders