Regoli, Robert M.

Delinquency in society / Robert Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matthew DeLisi. - 7th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008. - xix, 620 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 536-590) and indexes.

Defining delinquency --Measuring delinquency -- Violent youth crime -- Illegal drug use and delinquency -- Individual theories of delinquency : choice and trait explanations -- Sociological theory : cultural deviance, strain, and social control explanations -- Sociological theory : labeling and conflict explanations -- Developmental theories -- Female delinquency theories -- The family and delinquency -- Schools and delinquency -- Peer group and gang delinquency -- Police and delinquency -- The juvenile court -- Juvenile corrections.

0073401544 (alk. paper) 9780073401546 (alk. paper)

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Juvenile delinquency--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.

HV9104 / .R43 2008

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