TY  - BOOK
AU  - Regoli,Robert M.
AU  - Hewitt,John D.
TI  - Delinquency in society
SN  - 0070522030 (acidfree paper)
AV  - HV9104 .R43 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Juvenile delinquency
KW  - Juvenile justice, Administration of
N1  - 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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