The Portrayal of Juvenile Delinquents in Film (1988-1997)

Chapter 1 Setting the Scene 3
Chapter 2 Research Methodology 8
Chapter 3 Historical Films Analysis 14
Chapter 4 Short Descriptions of the Top Eight Juvenile Delinquency Films (1988-1997) 22
Chapter 5 Who are the Juvenile Delinquents? 29
Chapter 6 Juvenile Delinquents and Crime 46
Chapter 7 Juvenile Delinquents, Gangs, and Group Process 59
Chapter 8 Juvenile Delinquents and Cops 64
Chapter 9 Epilogue 68
Appendix I Category Groupings and Definitions 73
Appendix II The Top 24 Juvenile Delinquency Films (1988-1997): Film Characteristics Spreadsheet 83