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Informationen zum Autor Cliff Roberson is former managing editor in chief of the journal Police Practice & Research , an international journal that is distributed in over 50 countries. In addition, he is an Emeritus Professor at Washburn University and retired Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno. Elena Azaola , PhD, is a professor at the Center for Advanced Studies and Research in social anthropology located in Mexico City. She has published more than 150 journal articles and numerous books on human behavior, crime, and human rights. Presently Azaola is working on a United Nations funded research on developing “Standards for Mexican Prisons.” 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 PrefaceAcknowledgements Part I: Juveniles Delinquency OverviewChapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Juvenile DelinquencyChapter objectivesOverview of juvenile delinquencyDefining adolescence and lack of a uniform definitionTypes of Juvenile MisconductMeasuring DelinquencyGoals of the Juvenile Justice SystemFactors that influence juvenile behaviorsOverview of delinquency theoriesCrime and AgeFemale DelinquencyOverview of federal action on juvenile JusticePracticumSummary Discussion and Review QuestionsChapter 2: Issues Involving Juvenile DelinquencyChapter objectivesDo We Need A Separate Court System?Juveniles Involved in Sex TraffickingPrimary Purpose of Juvenile Justice Courts? Juvenile Incarceration FundingPrivately-Operated Juvenile InstitutionsSchool to Prison PipelineJuveniles Who Commit Violent CrimesPathways to DesistanceBullyingCyber DelinquencyPracticumSummary Discussion and Review QuestionsPart II: Delinquency Causation TheoriesChapter 3: Classical and Positivists ConceptsChapter objectivesDelinquency BehaviorsEarly Theories of DelinquencyClassical ConceptsFree WillRational choice Mental Capacity DefensesEarly Positivist ConceptsBiological Explanations of DelinquencyPsychological ConceptsPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review QuestionsChapter 4: Social Structure ConceptsChapter objectivesCausation TheoriesAnomieSocial Structure ProcessesStrainSubcultural TheoriesInstitutional anomie theorySymbolic Interaction TheoriesEcological TheoriesPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review QuestionsChapter 5: Social Process and Integrated TheoriesChapter objectivesSocial Control TheoriesSocial Bond TheoriesConflict TheoriesCritical TheoriesSocial Learning TheoriesMulti-Factor Theories of CrimeIntegrated TheoriesControl Balance TheoryDifferential Coercion TheoryPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review QuestionsPart III Delinquency InfluencesChapter 6: Families & Peers Delinquency InfluencesChapter objectivesFamily Influences Early Childhood Disruptive BehaviorFunctional Family TheoryPeers and DelinquencyPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review QuestionsChapter 7: Youth GangsChapter objectivesYouth Gang IssuesDefining Youth GangsHistory of Youth GangsGang IndicatorsIndicators of Youth Gang Involvement Dynamics of Youth GangsWhy Youths Join GangsConsequences of Gang MembershipPreventing Gang MembershipPromising Programs for Dealing with Youth GangsNational Youth Gang CenterPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review Questions Chapter 8: Juveniles and PoliceChapter objectivesPolice and Juvenile offendersPolice DiscretionSchool Resource OfficersPolice and Rule of LawPracticumSummaryDiscussion and Review QuestionsPart IV Juvenile Justice SystemChapter 9: Juvenile JusticeChapter objectivesDevelopment of Juvenile JusticeJuvenile Ju...
