Delinquency in society / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi.

By: Regoli, Robert M [author]
Contributor(s): Hewitt, John D, 1945- [author] | DeLisi, Matt [author]
Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008Copyright date: c2008Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xix, 620 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780073401546 (alk. paper); 0073401544 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Juvenile delinquency -- United States | Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.360973 LOC classification: HV9104 | .R43 2008Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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