| Description |
xix, 620 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 536-590) and indexes |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
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| Author |
Hewitt, John D., 1945-
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DeLisi, Matt.
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| LC no. |
2007025203 |
| ISBN |
9780073401546 alkaline paper |
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0073401544 alkaline paper |
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