THE AUTHOR NOT ONLY OUTLINES ALL ASPECTS OF JUVENILE CRIME, BUT ALSO DOCUMENTS THE INADEQUANCY OF THE JUSTICE METED OUT TO THE TEENAGE OFFENDER AND OFFERS REALISTIC SUGGESTIONS FOR REFORM. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN THIS TEXT ARE THE PROBLEMS OF MIDDLE-CLASS DELINQUENCY; FEMALE JUVENILE DELINQUENTS; STREET GANGS; SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; POLICE-JUVENILE RELATIONS; JUVENILE COURT OPERATIONS; SENTENCING; AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS. PREVENTIVE MEASURES RANGING FROM SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND JUVENILE COURT AND CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS TO BROAD SOCIAL REFORMS ARE ALSO EXAMINED.