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9780131149458

Juvenile Delinquency : Mainstream and Crosscurrents

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    9780131149458

  • ISBN10:

    0131149458

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-03-12
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This unique & balanced book includes both critical & mainstream perspectives on delinquency & delinquents. The book encourages readers to actively explore juvenile delinquency's definitions, history, measurement, & theories. It also encourages readers to thoroughly examine the juvenile justice system. Relevant to both Criminal Justice & Sociology studies,Juvenile Delinquency: The Mainstream & Crosscurrentssituates the problems of delinquency within the social contexts of the 21st Century. It recognizes the problems of children caught up in crime and illuminates the issues of delinquency.

Author Biography

John Randolph Fuller has been a professor of criminology and sociology at the University of West Georgia for more than 25 years.

Table of Contents

Juvenile Delinquency: Definitions, History, Measurement, and Cultural Comparisons
What Is a Juvenile Delinquent?
The Development of Social Control
Measuring Delinquency
International and Comparative Delinquency
Theories of Delinquency
Theoretical Foundations of Crime and Delinquency
Biological and Psychological Theories of Delinquency
Sociological Theories of Delinquency
Critical, Life Course, and Integrated Theories
Delinquency in Society
Female Delinquency
The Family and Delinquency
Schools and Delinquency
Youth Gangs and Delinquency
Juvenile Justice System
The Police
The Juvenile Court
Juvenile Corrections
The Future of Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
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