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.