1. The lost populations : status offenders in America
Adolescence in the new millenium
The history of status offenders
The problems of treating status offenders as delinquents
Problems studying status offenders today
The variability of treating status offending
The debate over status offenders : what to do with them?
2. Shadow kids : runaways in the U.S.
Definition of runaways, throwaways, and homeless youth
Problems in studying runaways and homeless youth
Survival strategies : crime and sex work
Psychological effects of runaway behavior
Runaways, foster care, and incarceration
Programs for runaway, throwaway and homeless youth
Truancy and the criminal justice system
Personal and developmental issues
Neighborhood and community factors
Strategies that work to reduce truancy
Innovative ways to combat truancy
South Carolina courts and truancy
4. Incorrigibility and curfew violations
Historical roots of incorrigibility
Incorrigibility and the juvenile justice system
Historical roots of curfews
The debate about juvenile curfews
The weight of the empirical evidence on juvenile curfews
Parental responsibility and curfews
The role of the media in underage drinking
A key element to underage drinking : parental involvement
The impact of underage alcohol use
Legal variability in underage drinking laws
Prevention and treatment on underage drinking
Macro-level community efforts
Evidence of underage smoking
The connection of tobacco use and other drugs
The composition of a cigarette
The issue of secondhand smoke
Programs to prevent teen smoking
American Lung Association's Not On Tobacco program
Have media campaigns reduced teen smoking?
What about smoker's rights?
7. The future of status offenders and delinquents.
