| Description |
xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Haworth criminal justice, forensic behavioral sciences & offender rehabilitation |
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Haworth criminal justice, forensic behavioral sciences & offender rehabilitation.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-221) and index. |
| Contents |
PART I: EXPORING JUVENILE CRIME: The magnitude of juvenile crime -- Youth and violence -- Kids, drugs, and crime -- School crime and violence -- Youth gangs, criminality, and violence -- Dating violence -- Family violence -- PART II: EXPLAINING JUVENILE CRIME: Biological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Psychological perspectives on delinquency -- Sociological perspectives on delinquent behavior -- Intrafamilial causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency -- PART III: JUVENILE CRIME AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM: The police and juvenile criminals -- Juvenile offenders and the juvenile and adult courts -- Juveniles in custody and confinement -- PART IV; RESPONDING TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINALITY: Prevention and control of juvenile crime. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquents -- United States -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
0789011298 alkaline paper |
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0789011301 alkaline paper |
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