Juvenile Delinquency
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Streamlined in this edition, this book examines the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior using a strong sociological focus. Relevant chapters discuss the environmental influences on delinquency–such as gangs, the family, school, and drugs. Each chapter ends with a discussion of delinquency across the life course and a section on social policy. Prevention and treatment is emphasized throughout, as the book moves beyond simply analyzing the problems of delinquency to exploring what can be done about delinquent behavior. Features include: More on Positive Youth Development–Chapter 1 A new section on Institutional Anomie Theory–Chapter 4 A new section on Restorative Justice and Peacemaking–Chapter 6 Expanded discussion of gender differences and how that impacts delinquency–Chapter 7 A new section on female delinquency–Chapter 7 More extensive coverage of bullying–Chapter 9 A new section on the victimization of children–Chapter 12 A new section on Graduated Sanctions and more–Chapter 15
PART ONE: THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY1. Adolescence and Delinquency2. The Measurement and Nature of DelinquencyPART TWO: THE CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY3. Individual Causes of Delinquency4. Social structural Causes of Delinquency5. Social Process Theories of Delinquency6. Social Interactionist Theories of DelinquencyPART THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY7. Gender and Delinquency8. The Family and Delinquency9. The School and Delinquency10. Gangs and Delinquency11. Drugs and DelinquencyPART FOUR: PREVENTING DELINQUENCY12. The Prevention of Delinquency13. The Juvenile Justice Process14. The Police and the Juvenile15. The Juvenile Court16. Juvenile Corrections
