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Informationen zum Autor By Cliff Roberson and Elena Azaola Klappentext Juvenile Delinquency focuses on why juveniles commit crime, opening your eyes to the fascinating concepts involving juvenile delinquency. The book is designed to provide a complete study of the behavior, beliefs, and reactions to deviance by young offenders, also what constitutes juvenile delinquency for a better understanding of this phenomenon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Juveniles Delinquency Overview Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Juvenile Delinquency Chapter objectives Overview of juvenile delinquency Defining adolescence and lack of a uniform definition Types of Juvenile Misconduct Measuring Delinquency Goals of the Juvenile Justice System Factors that influence juvenile behaviors Overview of delinquency theories Crime and Age Female Delinquency Overview of federal action on juvenile Justice Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 2: Issues Involving Juvenile Delinquency Chapter objectives Do We Need A Separate Court System? Juveniles Involved in Sex Trafficking Primary Purpose of Juvenile Justice Courts? Juvenile Incarceration Funding Privately-Operated Juvenile Institutions School to Prison Pipeline Juveniles Who Commit Violent Crimes Pathways to Desistance Bullying Cyber Delinquency Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Part II: Delinquency Causation Theories Chapter 3: Classical and Positivists Concepts Chapter objectives Delinquency Behaviors Early Theories of Delinquency Classical Concepts Free Will Rational choice Mental Capacity Defenses Early Positivist Concepts Biological Explanations of Delinquency Psychological Concepts Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 4: Social Structure Concepts Chapter objectives Causation Theories Anomie Social Structure Processes Strain Subcultural Theories Institutional anomie theory Symbolic Interaction Theories Ecological Theories Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 5: Social Process and Integrated Theories Chapter objectives Social Control Theories Social Bond Theories Conflict Theories Critical Theories Social Learning Theories Multi-Factor Theories of Crime Integrated Theories Control Balance Theory Differential Coercion Theory Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Part III Delinquency Influences Chapter 6: Families & Peers Delinquency Influences Chapter objectives Family Influences Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior Functional Family Theory Peers and Delinquency Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 7: Youth Gangs Chapter objectives Youth Gang Issues Defining Youth Gangs History of Youth Gangs Gang Indicators Indicators of Youth Gang Involvement Dynamics of Youth Gangs Why Youths Join Gangs Consequences of Gang Membership Preventing Gang Membership Promising Programs for Dealing with Youth Gangs National Youth Gang Center Practicum Summary Discussion and Review Questions Chapter 8: Juveniles and Police Chapter objectives
