APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice
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This major work has more than 700 pages written by experts in the field, and it is organized into these eight sections:
Part I. Overview
Part II. Law
Part III. Human development
Part IV. Patterns of offending
Part V. Risk factors for offending
Part VI. Forensic assessment
Part VII. Interventions and costs
Part VIII. Training and ethics
One of the chapters with particular relevance to education practice is entitled: “Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline: Strategies to reduce the risk of school-based zero tolerance policies resulting in juvenile justice involvement” by Brian P. Daly et al.