Delinquency in society :
Edition statement:2nd ed. Published by : McGraw-Hill, (New York :) Physical details: xxii, 500 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ISBN:0070513333; 9780070513334.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 364.36 REG (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA041495 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
pt. 1. Defining and measuring delinquency: -- Children in society -- Defining juvenile delinquency -- Measuring delinquency -- pt. 2. Explaining delinquency: -- Early explanations: Demonological and classical school theories -- Biological positivism -- Psychological positivism -- Sociological positivism: the Chicago School -- Sociological positivism: strain and social control theories -- Critical theories: labeling, conflict, and differential oppression -- pt. 3. Social and institutional context of delinquency: -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer groups and gang delinquency -- Female delinquency -- pt. 4. The juvenile justice system: -- The police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile diversion -- Juvenile corrections.

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