Juvenile Delinquency
Author:   Donald J. Shoemaker
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   Third Edition
ISBN:  

9781442271944


Pages:   354
Publication Date:   05 January 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Donald J. Shoemaker
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   Third Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781442271944


ISBN 10:   1442271949
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   05 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The History of Juvenile Justice in America 3. The Measurement of Delinquency 4. The Classical School, Rational Choice, and Individualistic Explanations of Delinquency 5. Social Development and Delinquency 6. Social Process Theories 7. The Family and Delinquency 8. Schools and Delinquency 9. Drug Use among Youth 10. Juvenile Gangs 11. Female Delinquency 12. Labeling and Conflict Theories 13. The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System 14. Police and Courts 15. Juvenile Institutions and the Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency 254

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This is a top-notch treatment of juvenile delinquency. Donald Shoemaker s third edition of Juvenile Delinquency is well-written, provides cogent summaries of key concepts and statistical patterns, and captures the core as well as key nuances of this important topic better than any textbook I ve seen.--Darrell J. Steffensmeier, Pennsylvania State University


This is a top-notch treatment of juvenile delinquency. Donald Shoemaker's third edition of Juvenile Delinquency is well-written, provides cogent summaries of key concepts and statistical patterns, and captures the core-as well as important nuances-of this topic better than any textbook I've seen. -- Darrell J. Steffensmeier, Pennsylvania State University


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Donald J. Shoemaker is professor of sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he teaches and researches crime and deviance and has won two teaching awards. He is the author or co-editor of several books, including Juvenile Justice: A Reference Handbook and Theories of Delinquency.

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