The book deals with three interconnected themes. The first is the dascription of main features of juvenile criminal justice in such diverse countries as Thailand, China, Germany, France, and England. The second is the argument that ecucation is the essential principle of any juvenile delinquency justice systemn, and that the most important part of education must be moral instruction of young offenders. The third theme of the book is that warld religiong are indispensable for carrying out successful educational programs directed towards the formation of good conscince among young people. Three religious traditions are explored: Buddhism, Confu - cianism, and Christianlty. The presentation of the educational poten - tial of the world religions draws upon the axperience of the author as a volunteer teacher in a Thai juvenile correction institution.

- Introduction
- Chapter I: Juvenile Criminal Justice and Its Nature
- Chapter II: Juvenile Criminal Justice in Thailand
- Chapter III: Chinese Law on Juvenile Delinquency
- Chapter IV: German Juvenile Delinquency Law
- Chapter V: French Juvenile Delinquency Law
- Chapter VI: Juvenile Delinquency Justice System in England
- Chapter VII: Moral Education as The Central Element of Juvenile Criminal Justice
- Chapter VIII: Buddhist Ethics within Juvenile Criminal Justice
- Chapter IX: Confucian Ethics within Juvenile Criminal Justice
- Chapter X: Applying Christian Ethics to Uvenile Cases
- Conclusion
- Vocabulary and Index
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