◎ contents part 1 : juvenile justice and the historical present 1. struggles for youth justice and justice for youth : a canadian example 2. from child saving to child blaming : the political economy of the young offenders act 1908-84 3. the statute : its principles and provisions and their interpretation by the courts 4. one family's bid to halt teen violence 5. children art not disposable part 2 : youth violence 6. the study of the hatred of children 7. juvenile lawbreaking since 1945 8. a species apart 9. is the "quality" of youth violence becoming more serious? part 3 : youth cultures and youth gangs 10. the underclass 11. "take off eh!"-youth culture in Canada 12. teen gangs : fear in our schools part 4 : girl delinquency 13. justice for canadian girls : a 1990s update 14. Jenny's story 15. youth culture and female delinquency part 5 : aboriginal youth 16. foreword to "resistance and renewal" 17. race,gender, and homicide: compaarisons between aboriginals and other canadians 18. cultural perception and mainstream law part 6 : solutions 19. rehabilitating deviant families in ontario : from police courts to family courts 20. long-term effects of early childhood programs on social outcomes and delinquency 21. a kinder world for youth