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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chronology -- 1. Reforming Juvenile Justice -- 2. Juvenile Offenders Must be Granted Due Process Rights Under the Fourteenth Amendment -- 3. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings should Restore Focus on Minors' Due Process Rights by Returning to Standards Set in In re Gault -- 4. Neither the Sixth nor Fourteenth Amendment Guarantees a Juvenile Offender the Right to a Trial by Jury -- 5. The Withholding of Jury Trials from Juvenile Offenders is Outdated in a More Punitive Juvenile Justice System -- 6. Juveniles should be Tried As Adults When They Have Committed Violent Crimes -- 7. Juveniles should not be Tried or Sentenced As Adults -- 8. The Mother of a Son Incarcerated in an Adult Prison Tells Why the System Fails Young People -- 9. Rates of Juvenile Incarceration should be Reduced -- 10. A Woman Who Spent Time in a Youth Detention Facility Recounts the Poor Treatment She Received There -- 11. Juveniles should not be Exempted from the Death Penalty As a Group, but Judged on an Individual Basis -- 12. Sentencing a Juvenile Offender to the Death Penalty Violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments -- 13. Minors should be Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole Under Certain Circumstances -- 14. It is Unconstitutional to Sentence Minors to Life in Prison Without Parole for Crimes Less than Homicide -- 15. A Prisoner Explains How He Has Grown to Understand the Significance of His Crime -- 16. A Mother of a Murder Victim Argues That Minors should not be Sentenced to Life Without Parole -- 17. The Sister of a Murder Victim Urges Legislators not to Abolish the Life Without Parole Sentence for Juvenile Murderers -- Organizations to Contact -- For Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The History of Mass Shootings -- What is a Mass Shooting? -- Mass Shootings in US History -- Mass Shootings as Terrorism -- Chapter Two: Major Mass Shootings in the United States -- Columbine High School -- Virginia Tech -- Fort Hood -- Sandy Hook -- Oak Creek and Charleston -- Pulse Nightclub and San Bernardino -- Chapter Three: The Psychology of Mass Shootings -- Mass Shooters -- Mental Health -- Chapter Four: Issues Around Mass Shootings -- The Second Amendment -- Personal Privacy -- Radicalization -- Chapter Five: How Can We Fight Mass Shootings? -- Mass Shootings Versus Terrorism -- Counterterrorism -- Gun Control -- The Media -- Chapter Six: The Future of Mass Shootings -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Photo Credits -- Back Cover

Border security issues have received increased coverage in recent years. Readers are given the tools to take part in the debates surrounding this hot topic. They'll explore the basic facts about border security and varying viewpoints that people have about border security policies, from the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico to the treatment of undocumented immigrants. The informative main text is paired with full-color photographs and graphic organizers. Sidebars highlight opposing views of border security, and discussion questions to help readers develop their own informed opinions about this controversial issue.

This title addresses how America is a melting pot filled with people from all over the world. Their native language, the foods they eat, and their customs are just some of the issues addressed in this book. Maps that show the different parts of the world

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Understanding Citizenship -- A Nation of Immigrants -- Coming to the United States -- Many Paths to Citizenship -- Applying for Citizenship -- Character Check -- Naturalization Interview -- Taking the Test -- A Worthwhile Journey -- The American Mosaic -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites -- Back Cover

Front Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Copyright Acknowledgements -- Index -- Back Cover.

Introduction : what is delinquency? -- Extent of delinquency : how bad is it? -- "Causes" of delinquency : characteristics of individuals and their environments -- "Causes" of delinquency : social processes -- "Causes" of delinquency : life course processes -- Informal social control -- A brief history of juvenile justice in the United States -- Policing juveniles -- Juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections -- Juvenile justice reform : a human rights perspective -- Current issues in juvenile justice.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- The First Constitution -- The Constitutional Convention -- Ratification -- We the People -- The Legislative Branch -- The Executive Branch -- The Judicial Branch -- States' Rights and Amendments -- The Bill of Rights -- More Amendments -- Always at Work -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A CIVIC DUTY -- WHO CAN VOTE? -- HOW ELECTIONS WORK -- RUNNING FOR CONGRESS -- THE ROAD TO THE PRESIDENCY -- THE OFFICIAL NOMINATION -- CASTING A VOTE -- INSIDE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE -- KNOW THE NUMBERS -- WINNING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE -- OUTDATED OR TIMELESS? -- ELECTION ISSUES TODAY -- CHOOSING HOW TO VOTE -- YOU'RE A VOTER! -- Glossary -- Index -- Primary Source List -- Websites -- Back Cover