Juvenile Delinquency The Core

Name: Juvenile Delinquency The Core
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ISBN: 9780495095422

ISBN-10: 0495095427

ISBN-13: 9780495095422

Edition: 3rd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Larry J. Siegel, Brandon C. Welsh

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Siegel and Welsh's JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THE CORE presents theory, policy, and the latest research in one value-priced, student-friendly paperback! Praised as much for its authority and balance as it is for the authors' ability to engage students in the juvenile delinquency course, this brief book is an exceptional value. In 464 concise pages, Siegel and Welsh help students understand the nature of delinquency, its causes and correlates, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence. The authors review recent legal cases, research studies, and policy initiatives, and in this, the Third Edition, include enhanced and expanded coverage of emerging policies and…

Book details

List price: $211.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 4/19/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




Childhood and Delinquency



The Nature and Extent of Delinquency



Individual Views of Delinquency



Sociological Views of Delinquency



Developmental Views of Delinquency


"New Directions in Preventing Delinquency: Primary Prevention Efforts: Early Childhood."



Gender and Delinquency



The Family and Delinquency



Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups



Schools and Delinquency



Drug Use and Delinquency


"New Directions in Preventing Delinquency: Secondary Prevention Efforts: Family and Community."



The History and Development of Juvenile Justice



Police Work with Juveniles



Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing



Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization


"New Directions in Preventing Delinquency: Tertiary Prevention Efforts: The Role of the Juvenile Justice System."


Concluding Notes: American Delinquency


Appendix: Excerpts from the U.S. Constitution


Notes


Glossary


Name Index


Subject Index