Barry Krisberg

TL;DR: The authors examines the dialectics of reform movements and their intended or unintended consequences in widening, strengthening, or creating different nets of social control, and argues that potential reformers cannot ignore the surrounding social, political, economic, and ideological context.

TL;DR: A history of the control and prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in the United States can be found in this article, where the contemporary Juvenile justice system its structure and operation taking youth into custody and the influence of gender and race.

TL;DR: This article found that minority youth are more likely to be involved in serious crime than white youth, but not to the extent that generally has been assumed, while white youth are less likely to commit serious crimes than minority youth.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the history of the Juvenile justice system and the current state of the criminal justice system in the United States and the role of gender-specific Juvenile Justice Services.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the research literature on alternatives to incarcera tion suggests that their promise of reducing the prison population has remained largely unmet, and that the non-incarcerative options were transformed, serving criminal justice system values and goals other than reducing imprisonment.