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Juvenile Delinquency (Justice Series), 4th edition
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Overview
Juvenile Delinquency is designed to fully engage you in the study of concepts, research and current events shaping criminal justice today. As part of Pearson’s Justice Series, this title is built to be affordable, yet academically rigorous, and to propel you to true understanding.
The authors expose the authentic experiences of juvenile offenders, with purposeful visuals, real cases and interviews offering vivid first-hand insight. The content is easy to follow and organized around key learning objectives. Engaging infographics, charts and pull-out statistics flow with the narrative.
The 4th Edition incorporates new cases and new ways of thinking about juvenile delinquency. It weaves in new and updated discussions of social influences, intervention strategies and critiques on theory.
Published by Pearson (January 30th 2024) - Copyright © 2025
ISBN-13: 9780138183981
Subject: Criminal Justice
Category: Juvenile Delinquency
Overview
PART 1: THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY
- Adolescence and Delinquency
- The Measurement and Nature of Delinquency
PART 2: CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY
- Individual Causes of Delinquency
- Social Structural and Social Process Theories of Delinquency
- Social Interactionist Theories of Delinquency
PART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY
- Gender and Delinquency
- Families and Delinquency
- Schools and Delinquency
- Gangs and Delinquency
- Special Juvenile Offender Populations
PART 4: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
- An Overview of Juvenile Justice in America
- Police and the Juvenile
- Juvenile Court
- Juvenile Corrections
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