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Juvenile delinquency : causes and control. / Robert Agnew and Timothy Brezina

By: Agnew, RobertContributor(s): Brezina, TimothyMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: 6th edDescription: xii, 612 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780190641610Subject(s): Juvenile delinquencyDDC classification: 364.36 LOC classification: HV9069.A55
Contents:
Contents: What is delinquency and how does it differ from adult crime? -- How is delinquency measured? -- How much delinquency is there, and is delinquency increasing? -- Who is most likely to engage in delinquency? -- What is a theory and how do we test theories ? -- The life course -- I delinquency more likely in certain situations? -- Group differences in delinquency -- Individual traits -- Pulling it all together -- Policies and programs -- The police -- Juvenile courts and corrections -- The juvenile justice system -- The strategies of deterrence and incapacitation -- Th e strategies of prevention and rehabilitation -- What should we do to reduce delinquency?
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HV9069.A55(6e) (Browse shelf) Available KSL/2249/452/23

Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-611) and indexes.

Contents: What is delinquency and how does it differ from adult crime? -- How is delinquency measured? -- How much delinquency is there, and is delinquency increasing? -- Who is most likely to engage in delinquency? -- What is a theory and how do we test theories ? -- The life course -- I delinquency more likely in certain situations? -- Group differences in delinquency -- Individual traits -- Pulling it all together -- Policies and programs -- The police -- Juvenile courts and corrections -- The juvenile justice system -- The strategies of deterrence and incapacitation -- Th e strategies of prevention and rehabilitation -- What should we do to reduce delinquency?

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