| Description |
xii, 243 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Haworth criminal justice, forensic behavioral sciences & offender rehabilitation
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-221) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Exploring juvenile crime. The magnitude of juvenile crime -- Youth and violence -- Kids, drugs, and crime -- School crime and violence -- Youth gangs, criminality, and violence -- Dating violence -- Family violence -- pt. 2. Explaining juvenile crime. Biological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Psychological perspectives on delinquency -- Sociological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Intrafamilial causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency -- pt. 3. Juvenile crime and the justice system. The police and juvenile criminals -- Juvenile offenders and the juvenile and adult courts -- Juveniles in custody and confinement -- pt. 4. Responding to juvenile delinquency and criminality. Prevention and control of juvenile crime. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of.
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Juvenile delinquents -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
0789011301 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0789011298 (alk. paper) |
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