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Succinct but thorough and cutting edge, Siegel and Welsh's JUVENILE THE CORE, 5th Edition presents theory, policy, relevant legal cases, and the latest research in a value-priced, student-friendly paperback. This brief text is acclaimed for its authority and balance as well as the authors' ability to completely engage students in the juvenile delinquency course. In around 500 pages, Siegel and Welsh help students understand the nature of delinquency, its causes and correlates, and current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence. The text's popular "Focus On " boxed features highlight controversial issues and important research from the field. Topics include sexting, cyber-bullying, waivers, life sentences for juveniles, race and gender delinquency, and a new review of a 2011 study on factors and learned attitudes that lead to delinquency. Offering personal insight from real people in the field, "Professional Spotlight" features give students an up-close, real-world view of careers in action. These profiles provide guest perspectives from a variety of professionals in the juvenile justice system--including a probation officer, judge, CASA, school resource officer, and many others--who showcase the day-to-day job responsibilities of readers' potential careers. Reflecting trends from the field and emphasizing intervention strategies for at-risk juveniles, "Juvenile Prevention|Intervention|Treatment" explores the successes behind programs like Communities That Care, a community-based delinquency prevention program that follows a rigorous, multilevel planning process; Homeboy Industries, founded by a Jesuit priest who believed people are happier when employed; and--new to this edition--the Practical Academic Cultural Educational (PACE) Center for Girls, a gender-responsive, school-based program in Jacksonville, Florida.