Delinquency in Society: The Essentials is a concise introduction to the important topics covered by the same authors in the popular Delinquency in Society, Eighth Edition. This practical text explores how juvenile delinquency is defined, measured, and explained, as well as how the juvenile justice system deals with delinquent youth. This new Essentials text provides separate chapters focusing on the police, juvenile courts, corrections, and delinquency prevention. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
David Fogel andJoe Hudson, Justice as Fairness: Perspectives on the Justice Model (Cincinnati: Anderson, 1981); Todd Clear, John Hewitt, and Robert Regoli, “Discretion and the Determinate Sentence,” Crime & Delinquency 24:428–445 (1978) ...
... Anne Shattuck, Heather Turner, and Sherry Hamby, “A Revised Inventory of Adverse Childhood Experiences,” Child Abuse & Neglect, 48:13–21 (2016); Bryanna Hahn Fox, Nicholas Perez, Elizabeth Cass, Michael Baglivio, and Nathan Epps, ...
Delinquency and Society
Delinquency in Society: A Child-centered Approach
Laurel, MD: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/248547.pdf Note: Most recent data available at publication. Description Figure 7.6 • Rate of Substantial Maltreatment Reports of ...
This conversational text makes delinquency interesting to read about. Delinquency in Society provides a critical look at a very serious problem through a clear and thorough presentation of the theories of delinquency.
This conversational text makes delinquency interesting to read about. Delinquency in Society provides a critical look at a very serious problem through a clear and thorough presentation of the theories of delinquency.
Williams was convicted of murdering four people in 1979; he was sentenced to death in 1981. From San Quentin's death row, he wrote nine children's books warning about the dangers of gang life, for which he was twice nominated for the ...
The text's focus on interdisciplinary analysis encourages student critical thinking and connection-building.
Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society, Second Edition presents students with a fresh, critical examination of juvenile delinquency in the context of real communities and social policies—integrating many social factors that shape ...