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Delinquency in society : youth crime in the 21st century / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008.Edition: 7th edDescription: xix, 620 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780073401546 (alk. paper)
  • 0073401544 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.360973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV9104 .R43 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Defining delinquency --Measuring delinquency -- Violent youth crime -- Illegal drug use and delinquency -- Individual theories of delinquency : choice and trait explanations -- Sociological theory : cultural deviance, strain, and social control explanations -- Sociological theory : labeling and conflict explanations -- Developmental theories -- Female delinquency theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer group and gang delinquency -- Police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.
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Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack HV 9104 .R43 2008 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 76954
Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack HV 9104 .R43 2008 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 76955
Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack HV 9104 .R43 2008 c.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 76956

Includes bibliographical references (p. 536-590) and indexes.

Defining delinquency --Measuring delinquency -- Violent youth crime -- Illegal drug use and delinquency -- Individual theories of delinquency : choice and trait explanations -- Sociological theory : cultural deviance, strain, and social control explanations -- Sociological theory : labeling and conflict explanations -- Developmental theories -- Female delinquency theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer group and gang delinquency -- Police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.

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