Juvenile Delinquency, 9/e

Juvenile Delinquency, 9/e

Teaches students the ways to<br />understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile<br />delinquency.<br /><br />Taking a sociological approach, this text<br />discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from the youth's<br />family, neighborhood, school, peer group, social class, and overall<br />cultural and social environment. The authors incorporate<br />contributions from sociologists, psychologists, social workers,<br />criminologists, and other specialists, who have sought to<br />understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile delinquency.<br /><br />Learning Goals<br />Upon completing this book, readers will be<br />able to:<br /><br />Understand the causes of juvenile delinquency in both the US<br />and other countries.<br />Use theoretical ideas to explain the cause of juvenile<br />delinquency.<br />Discuss preventive measures to juvenile delinquency.<br />Analyze various studies on juvenile delinquency and apply<br />theories to real-life situations.<br /><br />Note:  MySearchLab with eText<br />does not come automatically packed with this text. To purchase<br />MySearchLab with eText, please visit www.mysearchlab.com or you can<br />purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with eText (at no<br />additional cost):  ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205934889 / ValuePack<br />ISBN-13: 9780205934881.