Regoli, Robert M.
Delinquency in society / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi. - Seventh edition - xix, 620 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 536-590) and indexes.
Defining delinquency --Measuring delinquency -- Violent youth crime -- Illegal drug use and delinquency -- Individual theories of delinquency : choice and trait explanations -- Sociological theory : cultural deviance, strain, and social control explanations -- Sociological theory : labeling and conflict explanations -- Developmental theories -- Female delinquency theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer group and gang delinquency -- Police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.
This conversational text makes delinquency interesting to read about. Delinquency in Society provides a critical look at a very serious problem through a clear and thorough presentation of the theories of delinquency. In accessible, student-friendly language the authors prepare their readers to understand all facets of delinquency, including the history, institutional context, and societal reactions to delinquent behavior, the major biological, psychological, and sociological theories of behavior, and the variety of policy implications derived from those theories.
9780073401546 (alk. paper) 0073401544 (alk. paper)
2007025203
Juvenile delinquency--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
HV9104 / .R43 2008
364.360973
Delinquency in society / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi. - Seventh edition - xix, 620 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 536-590) and indexes.
Defining delinquency --Measuring delinquency -- Violent youth crime -- Illegal drug use and delinquency -- Individual theories of delinquency : choice and trait explanations -- Sociological theory : cultural deviance, strain, and social control explanations -- Sociological theory : labeling and conflict explanations -- Developmental theories -- Female delinquency theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer group and gang delinquency -- Police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.
This conversational text makes delinquency interesting to read about. Delinquency in Society provides a critical look at a very serious problem through a clear and thorough presentation of the theories of delinquency. In accessible, student-friendly language the authors prepare their readers to understand all facets of delinquency, including the history, institutional context, and societal reactions to delinquent behavior, the major biological, psychological, and sociological theories of behavior, and the variety of policy implications derived from those theories.
9780073401546 (alk. paper) 0073401544 (alk. paper)
2007025203
Juvenile delinquency--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
HV9104 / .R43 2008
364.360973