Delinquent Violent Youth - Theory and Interventions

Informationen zum Autor Prevention, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, New London, CT. Personality and Social Development, University of Guelph. Parent-Adolescent Relations, Ohio State University. Klappentext This interdisciplinary volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the causes of criminal behaviour in children and adolescents. Following a literary and historical introduction, the contributors to this volume explore the theory and social policy that have shaped society's responses to young people in trouble. They then examine a number of key current issues, including: how families, peers, schools and the community influence delinquent behaviour; the role of substance abuse; the influence of television on violent behaviour; the nature and treatment of violent behaviour in adolescents; youth gangs; and effective community-based approaches for treating juvenile offenders. Zusammenfassung Provides a wide ranging overview of the causes of criminal behaviour in children and adolescents.

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• Authors: Gerald R. Adams, Thomas Gullotta, Thomas P. Adams Gullotta, Raymond Montemayor
• Assisted by: Gerald R Adams (Editor), Gerald R R Adams (Editor), Gerald R. Adams (Editor), Thomas P Gullotta (Editor), Thomas P P Gullotta (Editor), Thomas P. Gullotta (Editor), Raymond Montemayor (Editor), Raymond J Montemayor (Editor), Raymond J J Montemayor (Editor), Raymond J. Montemayor (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.1998
• EAN: 9780761913351
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1335-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Advances in Adolescent Develop; Advances in Adolescent Development; Advances in Adolescent Develop; Advances in Adolescent Development
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research