- Introduction: The Challenge of Lionel Tate
- The Science of Adolescent Development and Teens’ Involvement in Crime
- Regulating Children in American Law: The State as Parent and Protector
- Why Crime Is Different
- Immaturity and Mitigation
- Developmental Competence and the Adjudication of Juveniles
- Social Welfare and Juvenile Crime Regulation
- The Developmental Model and Juvenile Justice Policy for the Twenty-First Century
- Is Society Ready for Juvenile Justice Reform?
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


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