Delinquency in society / Robert M. Regoli, John D. Hewitt.
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TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1997.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cmISBN: - 0070522030 (acidfree paper)
- HV9104 .R43 1997
Defining and measuring delinquency --
Defining juvenile delinquency --
Measuring delinquency --
Explaining delinquency --
Early explanations: supernatural and classical school theories --
Biological theories --
Psychological theories --
Sociological theories: the Chicago school --
Sociological theories: strain and social control --
The social and institutional context of delinquency --
The family and delinquency --
Schools and delinquency --
Peer groups and gang delinquency --
Drugs, youths, and delinquency --
Female delinquency --
Youth violence --
The juvenile justice system --
Police and delinquency --
The juvenile court --
Juvenile diversion --
Juvenile corrections.
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