Juvenile delinquency : theory, practice, and law

PART 1: THE CONCEPT OF DELINQUENCY.1. Childhood and Delinquency.2. The Nature and Extent of Delinquency.PART 2: THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY.3. Individual Views of Delinquency.4. Social Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency.5. Social Reaction, Conflict, and Delinquency.6. Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life-Course and Latent Trait.PART 3: SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY.7. Gender and Delinquency.8. The Family and Delinquency.9. Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups.10. Schools and Delinquency.11. Drug Use and Delinquency.12. Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives.PART 4: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.13. Juvenile Justice: Then and Now.14. Police Work with Juveniles.15. Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing.16. Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization.17. Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad.