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Delinquency in society : youth crime in the 21st century / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008.Edition: 7th edDescription: xix, 620 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780073401546 (alk. paper)
  • 0073401544 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.360973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV 9104 .R43 2008
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 536-590) and indexes.

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.