Overview

Streamlined in this edition, this book examines the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior using a strong sociological focus. Relevant chapters discuss the environmental influences on delinquency–such as gangs, the family, school, and drugs.  Each chapter ends with a discussion of delinquency across the life course and a section on social policy. Prevention and treatment is emphasized throughout, as the book moves beyond simply analyzing the problems of delinquency to exploring what can be done about delinquent behavior. Features include: More on Positive Youth Development–Chapter 1 A new section on Institutional Anomie Theory–Chapter 4 A new section on Restorative Justice and Peacemaking–Chapter 6 Expanded discussion of gender differences and how that impacts delinquency–Chapter 7 A new section on female delinquency–Chapter 7 More extensive coverage of bullying–Chapter 9 A new section on the victimization of children–Chapter 12 A new section on Graduated Sanctions and more–Chapter 15 

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Author:   Clemens Bartollas ,  Frank Schmalleger
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9780135052617

ISBN 10:   0135052610
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780132987318
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY 1. Adolescence and Delinquency 2. The Measurement and Nature of Delinquency PART TWO: THE CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY 3. Individual Causes of Delinquency 4. Social structural Causes of Delinquency 5. Social Process Theories of Delinquency 6. Social Interactionist Theories of Delinquency PART THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY 7. Gender and Delinquency 8. The Family and Delinquency 9. The School and Delinquency 10. Gangs and Delinquency 11. Drugs and Delinquency PART FOUR: PREVENTING DELINQUENCY 12. The Prevention of Delinquency 13. The Juvenile Justice Process 14. The Police and the Juvenile 15. The Juvenile Court 16. Juvenile Corrections

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