Juvenile Delinquency

Name: Juvenile Delinquency
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ISBN: 9780130336736

ISBN-10: 0130336734

ISBN-13: 9780130336736

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Peter C. Kratcoski, Lucille Dunn Kratcoski

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For courses in Juvenile Deliquency. This text, now in its fifth edition, integrates sociological theories of delinquency with discussions of what is actually occurring in the social environments (families, peer associations, schools, community settings) of today's youths. It examines the ways in which specific features of contemporary American society have contributed to certain types of delinquent behavior and the manners in which social institutions have responded in their attempts to control, treat, and prevent juvenile delinquency. The very latest trends in juvenile and family court procedures are described, court cases that have set the parameters for police, court, and secure…

Book details

List price: $172.80
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/7/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Maximilian Edelbacher is formerly of the Federal Police of Austria. Peter C. Kratcoski is Adjunct Professor of Justice Studies at Kent State University in Ohio. Michael Theil is Associate Professor at the Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria.



Preface


Introduction



Defining and Explaining Delinquency



Definitions, Scope, and Trends in Juvenile Delinquency



Historical Perspectives on Delinquency Causation



Psychological Theories of Delinquency Causation



Sociological Perspectives on Delinquency Causation



Delinquency and The Social Environment



Controlling Children: The Changing Role of Children in American Society



Gang Delinquency and Violence



Family Functioning and Delinquency



Female Delinquency



The School and Delinquency



Maltreated/Endangered Children



Delinquency and The Juvenile Justice Process



Key Issues in the Juvenile Justice Process



The Police Role in Delinquency Prevention and Control



Juvenile Court Process and Issues



Probation and Community-Based Programs



Secure Facilities for Juveniles



Aftercare and Nonsecure Residential Placement



Preventing, Treating, and Controlling Delinquency



Treating the Juvenile Offender



Delinquency Prevention and Control