Juvenile delinquency / Clemens Bartollas, Frank Schmalleger.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Justice series (Boston, Mass.)Publication details: Boston, MA : �2013.Description: xxii, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780137074297 (pbk.)
  • 0137074298 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The Nature and Extent of Delinquency. Adolescence and delinquency -- Measurement and nature of delinquency. -- Causes of Delinquency. Individual causes of delinquency -- Social structural and social process causes of delinquency -- Social interactionist theories of delinquency. -- Environmental Influences on Delinquency. Gender and delinquency -- Families and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Gangs and delinquency -- Drugs and delinquency. -- The Juvenile Justice System. An overview of juvenile justice in America -- Police and the juvenile -- Juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.
Summary: This text is an up to date exploration of the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior based on the latest theoretical understanding of delinquency and on the real life experiences of young people today. Beyond simply analyzing the problems of delinquency in American society, the authors also examine what can be done about delinquent behavior. The text emphasizes the environmental influences on delinquency, including the family, the school, gangs, youth gangs, and drug use. Coverage also includes delinquency across the life course, delinquency prevention, and the social control of youth crime.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection HV 9069 .B3457 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98648985

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-266) and index.

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency. Adolescence and delinquency -- Measurement and nature of delinquency. -- Causes of Delinquency. Individual causes of delinquency -- Social structural and social process causes of delinquency -- Social interactionist theories of delinquency. -- Environmental Influences on Delinquency. Gender and delinquency -- Families and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Gangs and delinquency -- Drugs and delinquency. -- The Juvenile Justice System. An overview of juvenile justice in America -- Police and the juvenile -- Juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.

This text is an up to date exploration of the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior based on the latest theoretical understanding of delinquency and on the real life experiences of young people today. Beyond simply analyzing the problems of delinquency in American society, the authors also examine what can be done about delinquent behavior. The text emphasizes the environmental influences on delinquency, including the family, the school, gangs, youth gangs, and drug use. Coverage also includes delinquency across the life course, delinquency prevention, and the social control of youth crime.

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