This book offers a comprehensive introduction to juvenile delinquency by defining and describing juvenile delinquency, examining explanations for delinquent behavior, and considering contemporary efforts to control delinquency through prevention and juvenile justice. The text cultivates an understanding of juvenile delinquency by examining and linking key criminological theories and research.
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to juvenile delinquency by defining and describing juvenile delinquency, examining explanations for delinquent behavior, and considering contemporary efforts to control delinquency through prevention and juvenile justice. The text cultivates an understanding of juvenile delinquency by examining and linking key criminological theories and research.
James Burfeind is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Montana. He earned a PhD in Criminology and Urban Sociology from Portland State University in Oregon. Professor Burfeind's teaching and research interests are in criminological theory, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and corrections. He is co-author with Ted Westermann of Crime and Justice in Two Societies: Japan and the United States (Brooks/Cole 1991). He has received a number of teaching awards, including "Most Inspirational Teaching," a university-wide award chosen by graduating seniors. He has considerable experience in juvenile probation and parole and adolescent residential care. Dawn Jeglum Bartusch is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University in Indiana. She earned a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Bartusch's teaching and research interests are in the areas of criminological theory, juvenile delinquency, crime and inequality, and social stratification. Her research has appeared in Criminology, Social Forces, Law and Society Review, and the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
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Section I: Studying Juvenile Delinquency 1. The Study of Juvenile Delinquency 2. "Juvenile Delinquency" and Juvenile Justice: Origins and Transformation 3. Measuring Delinquency Section II: Describing the Nature of Delinquency 4. The Extent of Offenses 5. The Social Correlates of Offending and Victimization 6. Developmental Patterns of Offending Section III: Explaining Delinquent Behavior 7. Biosocial Criminology 8. The Delinquent Event: Situational Aspects, Routine Activities, and Rational Choice 9. Social Control Theories: Family Relations 10. Social Learning Theories: Peer Group Influences 11. Social Structure Theories: Community, Strain, and Subcultures 12. Labeling and Critical Criminologies Section IV: Responding to Delinquency 13. Delinquency Prevention, Assessment, and Early Intervention 14. Contemporary Juvenile Justice.
Section I: Studying Juvenile Delinquency 1. The Study of Juvenile Delinquency 2. "Juvenile Delinquency" and Juvenile Justice: Origins and Transformation 3. Measuring Delinquency Section II: Describing the Nature of Delinquency 4. The Extent of Offenses 5. The Social Correlates of Offending and Victimization 6. Developmental Patterns of Offending Section III: Explaining Delinquent Behavior 7. Biosocial Criminology 8. The Delinquent Event: Situational Aspects, Routine Activities, and Rational Choice 9. Social Control Theories: Family Relations 10. Social Learning Theories: Peer Group Influences 11. Social Structure Theories: Community, Strain, and Subcultures 12. Labeling and Critical Criminologies Section IV: Responding to Delinquency 13. Delinquency Prevention, Assessment, and Early Intervention 14. Contemporary Juvenile Justice.
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