Delinquency Theories
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Delinquency Theories

Appraisals and applications

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Delinquency Theories

Appraisals and applications

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Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications provides a fulsome and accessible overview of contemporary theories of juvenile delinquency.

The book opens with a comprehensive description of what a theory is, and explains how theories are created in the social sciences. Following on, each subsequent chapter is dedicated to describing an individual theory, broken down and illustrated within four distinct sections. Initially, each chapter tells the tale of a delinquent youth, and from this example a thorough review of the particular theory and related research can be undertaken to explain the youth's delinquent behaviour. The third and fourth sections of each chapter critically analyze the theories, and provide a straightforward discussion of policy implications of each, thus encouraging readers to evaluate the usefulness of these theories and also to consider the relationship between theory and policy.

This text is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and graduate students of subjects such as youth justice, delinquency, social theory, and criminology.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2011
ISBN
9781136855382
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Criminal Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1. Theory and delinquency
  10. 2. Deterrence and delinquency
  11. 3. Biological theories of delinquency
  12. 4. Psychological theories of delinquency
  13. 5. Communities and delinquency
  14. 6. The stresses and strains of adolescence
  15. 7. Learning to be delinquent
  16. 8. Control theories of delinquency
  17. 9. Labeling, symbolic interaction, and delinquency
  18. 10. Conflict and radical theories of delinquency
  19. 11. Postmodern and feminist views of delinquency
  20. 12. Integrating and elaborating theories of delinquency
  21. 13. Developmental theories of delinquency and crime
  22. Notes
  23. References
  24. Index