Pt. I. Law and Social Science Perspectives on Youth and Justice. Ch. 1. Understanding Victimization and Offending: Definitional Issues / Susan O. White. Ch. 2. Juvenile Crime Victims in the Justice System / David Finkelhor, Mallie J. Paschall and Patricia Y. Hashima -- Pt. II. Victimization. Ch. 3. Child Abuse and Neglect / Cathy Spatz Widom. Ch. 4. The Victimization of Children and Youth: A Comprehensive Overview / David Finkelhor and Patricia Y. Hashima. Ch. 5. Child Pornography / Daniel Linz and Dorothy Imrich -- Pt. III. Offending. Ch. 6. Demography and Death by Violence: A Demographic Analysis of US Homicide Offending Trends / James Alan Fox, Jodi Brown and Mary Ann Zager / [et al.]. Ch. 7. Girls, Violence, and Delinquency: Popular Myths and Persistent Problems / Meda Chesney-Lind. Ch. 8. Alcohol, Youth, and the Justice System: Underage Drinking as Normative Behavior, a Status Offense, and a Risk Factor for Delinquency / Susan Ehrlich Martin -- Pt. IV. Cross-Cultural Patterns of Delinquency. Ch. 9. Two Worlds of Deviance: Russia and the United States / James O. Finckenauer. Ch. 10. Youth Crime in Western Europe: Will the Old World Imitate the New? / Rosemary Barberet -- Pt. V. Environmental Influences. Ch. 11. Forging Criminals in the Family / Joan McCord. Ch. 12. Youth Collectivities and Adolescent Violence / James F. Short, Jr. Ch. 13. Community / Robert J. Bursik, Jr. Ch. 14. Segregation and Youth Criminal Violence: A Review and Agenda / Ruth D. Peterson, Lauren J. Krivo and Maria B. Velez -- Pt. VI. Behavioral Questions. Ch. 15. The Development of Delinquency: An Interactional Perspective / Terence P. Thornberry and Marvin D. Krohn. Ch. 16. Reasoning and Justice / Susan O. White. Ch. 17. How Reliable Are Children's Memories? / Stephen J. Ceci, Mary Lyn Huffman and Angela Crossman / [et al.] -- Pt. VII. Administration of Justice. Ch. 18. Juvenile Court and Its Systems of Juvenile Justice / Simon I. Singer. Ch. 19. Family Preservation and Reunification: How Effective a Social Policy? / Richard J. Gelles. Ch. 20. Children's Rights / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse. Ch. 21. The Child Custody Standard: What Do Twenty Years of Research Teach Us? / Daniel A. Krauss and Bruce D. Sales