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Juvenile Delinquency

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ISBN-10: 0135052610

ISBN-13: 9780135052617

Edition: 8th 2011

Authors: Clemens Bartollas, Frank J. Schmalleger

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For courses in Juvenile Delinquency.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 delinquencysuch 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.
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Book details

List price: $141.20
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/11/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 504
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Clem Bartollas is a professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa. He holds a B.A. from Davis and Elkins College, a B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an S.T.M. from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in sociology with a special emphasis in criminology from The Ohio State University. He has taught at Pembroke State University, Sangamon State University, and the University of Northern Iowa, where he has received a number of honors, including Distinguished Scholar, the Donald McKay Research Award, and the Regents' Award for Faculty Excellence. Dr. Bartollas is the author of numerous articles and more than 30 texts.

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
Adolescence and Delinquency
The Measurement and Nature of Delinquency
The Causes of Delinquency
Individual Causes of Delinquency
Social structural Causes of Delinquency
Social Process Theories of Delinquency
Social Interactionist Theories of Delinquency
Environmental Influences on Delinquency
Gender and Delinquency
The Family and Delinquency
The School and Delinquency
Gangs and Delinquency
Drugs and Delinquency
Preventing Delinquency
The Prevention of Delinquency
The Juvenile Justice Process
The Police and the Juvenile
The Juvenile Court
Juvenile Corrections