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Juvenile Delinquency : Causes and Control by Robert Agnew and Timothy Brezina (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197653170

ISBN-139780197653173

eBay Product ID (ePID)21057246128

Product Key Features

Number of Pages708 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJuvenile Delinquency : Causes and Control

SubjectSociology / General, Criminology

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert Agnew, Timothy Brezina

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight38.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number7

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-012634

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220615

Reviews"This is a thorough and comprehensive text that covers theoretical bases, interpersonal and intrapersonal contributions to the delinquency problem, the juvenile justice system, and juvenile rehabilitation and corrections."--Whitney M. Gass, Southern Arkansas University"Juvenile Delinquency provides a comprehensive, well-written overview of the juvenile justice system and explanations for juvenile delinquency. The text eloquently merges historical and contemporary issues of juvenile justice and presents them in a manner that undergraduate students can easily comprehend."--Chenelle A. Jones, Ohio Dominican University"This text stands out because it presents very complex, often confusing and contradictory data simply and in an easy-to-read format."--W. Mark Franks, University of Mississippi, This is a thorough and comprehensive text that covers theoretical bases, interpersonal and intrapersonal contributions to the delinquency problem, the juvenile justice system, and juvenile rehabilitation and corrections.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal364.36

Table Of ContentPart 1: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency 1. What Is Delinquency and How Does It Differ from Adult Crime? 2. How Is Delinquency Measured? 3. How Much Delinquency Is There, and Is Delinquency Increasing? 4. Who Is Most Likely to Engage in Delinquency? Part 2: The Causes of Delinquency: Theories 5. What Is a Theory and How Do We Test Theories? 6. Strain Theory 7. Social Learning Theory 8. Control Theory 9. Labeling Theory 10. The Life Course 11. Is Delinquency More Likely in Certain Types of Situations? 12. Group Differences in Delinquency Part 3: The Causes of Delinquency: Research 13. Individual Traits 14. The Family 15. The School 16. Delinquent Peers and Gangs 17. Other Social Influences 18. Pulling It All Together Part 4: The Control and Prevention of Delinquency 19. Policies and Programs 20. The Police 21. Juvenile Court and Corrections 22. The Juvenile Justice System 23. The Strategies of Deterrence and Incapacitation 24. The Strategies of Prevention and Rehabilitation 25. What Should We Do to Reduce Delinquency?

SynopsisNow in its seventh edition, Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control offers a clear and concise overview of the latest theories and research on the causes and control of delinquency. The text is organized around three major questions in the field: What is the nature and extent of delinquency? What are the causes of delinquency? and What strategies should we employ to control delinquency? These thought-provoking questions draw students into the text, challenging them to use major theories to explain the basic facts about delinquency, to understand the research on its causes, and to develop and evaluate programs and policies for its control., Offers a clear and concise overview of the latest theories and research on the causes and control of delinquency. The text is organized around three major questions: What is the nature and extent of delinquency? What are the causes of delinquency? What strategies should we employ to control delinquency? Compared to other textbooks on the market, this book is written in a more conversational style. And compared to other textbooks, this book is more focused. Other textbooks attempt to cover all the major theories and areas of research at the risk of confusing and overwhelming students. In contrast, Agnew's Juvenile Delinquincy is more student and instructor friendly in its approach. For instance, rather than covering all the major theories (and numerous versions of each theory), Agnew synthesizes the best of current delinquency theories into "generic" theories representing strain, social learning, control, and labeling theories. The book then show how these theories can be used to interpret research on the causes of delinquency. In addition, the book promotes active learning. Agnew poses questions for students throughout the text and encourage them to apply the text materials to their own lives. This emphasis on application dramatically increases the students' understanding of the materials. Finally, Juvenile Delinquincy describes how criminologists know what they know. Students, then, are not asked to accept the findings of criminology on faith. They are given a sense of what the research process is like., Now in its seventh edition, Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control offers a clear and concise overview of the latest theories and research on the causes and control of delinquency. The text is organized around three major questions: What is the nature and extent of delinquency? What are the causes of delinquency? What strategies should we employ to control delinquency? Compared to other textbooks on the market, this book is written in a more conversational style. And compared to other textbooks, this book is more focused. Other textbooks attempt to cover all the major theories and areas of research at the risk of confusing and overwhelming students. In contrast, Juvenile Delinquincy is more student and instructor friendly in its approach. For instance, rather than covering all the major theories (and numerous versions of each theory), Agnew synthesizes the best of current delinquency theories into "generic" theories representing strain, social learning, control, and labeling theories. The book then show how these theories can be used to interpret research on the causes of delinquency. In addition, the book promotes active learning. Agnew poses questions for students throughout the text and encourage them to apply the text materials to their own lives. This emphasis on application dramatically increases the students' understanding of the materials. Finally, Juvenile Delinquincy describes how criminologists know what they know. Students are not asked to accept the findings of criminology on faith, rather they are given a sense of what the research process is like.

LC Classification NumberHV9069.A55 2022