Advantage Books: Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Practice, and Law

by Siegel, Larry J.; Welsh, Brandon C.

• ISBN13: 9780495507741
• ISBN10: 0495507741
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2008-02-29
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This best-selling JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW, Tenth Edition, text gives you timely coverage of theory, policy, and the latest research. Praised for its balanced approach and for the authors' engaging writing style, this text will help you understand the nature of delinquency and its causes, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence. And JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW, Tenth Edition, includes leading-edge learning aids! Study more effectively and achieve success in your course with chapter objectives, critical-thinking questions, and a helpful point-by-point summary in each chapter. Plus, the book's many accompanying resources, such as the Book Companion Website, get you ready for your next exam!

Table of Contents

The Concept of Delinquency

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Theories of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency

Social Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency

Social Reaction, Conflict, and Delinquency

Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life-Course and Latent Trait

Social, Community, and Environmental Influences on Delinquency

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives

The Juvenile Justice System

Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

Police Work with Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad

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