TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartollas,Clemens
AU  - Schmalleger,Frank
TI  - Juvenile delinquency
T2  - The justice series
SN  - 9780137074297 (pbk.)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boston, MA
KW  - Juvenile delinquency
KW  - United States
KW  - Juvenile justice, Administration of
KW  - fast
KW  - USA
KW  - gnd
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -