Youth Crime in America A Modern Synthesis

Name: Youth Crime in America A Modern Synthesis
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ISBN: 9780130261847

ISBN-10: 013026184X

ISBN-13: 9780130261847

Edition: 2005

Authors: Roy Lotz

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Youth Crime in America: A Modern Synthesis introduces students to the latest developments in delinquency, theory, and research. This book provides the student with a clear, jargon-free, in-depth understanding of the most recent and most significant writings in the field. The focus is on the newer theories and prevention methods rather than the dated ones. New ideas, be they absorbing or disturbing, fascinate readers-they help to keep the mind alive. Distinguishing Features Include: bull; bull;Chapter One closely examines how youth crime has been dealt in mass communication and how this treatment has affected public opinion and political rhetoric on youth crime. bull;Chapter Three is…

Book details

List price: $142.60
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/10/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Making Youth Crime Into a Social Issue



Official Data, Self Reports, and Victim Surveys



American Adolescence Today



Individualistic Theories of Youth Crime



Chicago School and Strain/Anomie Theories



Social Control, Routine Activities, and Sensation Seeking



The Family and Youth Crime



Schools and Youth Crime



Peers and Youth Crime



The Police and Youth Crime



Youth and the Juvenile Court



Corrections and Prevention