Juvenile delinquency, crime and social marginalization : social and political implications /

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Author / Creator:Basto Pereira, Miguel, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (x, 84 pages)
Language:English
Series:Emerald points
Emerald points.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11759224
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Other authors / contributors:Maia, Angela da Costa, author.
ISBN:9781787436114
178743611X
9781787436121
1787436128
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This book examines the psychosocial, legal, and familial factors at play in the persistence in crime and social marginalization in adults with a history of juvenile delinquency, setting out the political and social implications, and delineating new lines of research.
Other form:Print version: Basto Pereira, Miguel. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization : Social and Political Implications. Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, ©2017 9781787436121
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Theoretical Background; 1.1. Juvenile Delinquency: The Scope of the Problem; 1.2. Factors Predicting Desistance from Crime in Juvenile Offenders: Scientific Gaps and Scientific Evidence; 1.3. Prevalence of Early Adverse Experiences and Associations with Psychosocial Dysfunction and Antisocial Behavior.
  • 1.4. Youth Involvement in Juvenile Justice System: Prevalences and Correlates with Crime and Social Marginalization1.5. Juvenile Delinquency: What Promotes Desistance Versus Persistence in Criminal Pathways During Adulthood?; Chapter 2 Portuguese Study on Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Major Topics and Research Questions; Chapter 3 Methods; 3.1. Participants and Procedures; 3.2. Measures; 3.3. Analytic Strategy; 3.4. Methodologic Limitations; Chapter 4 Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Main Findings.
  • 4.1. Psychological and Social Predictors of Desistance from Crime in Individuals with a History of Juvenile Delinquency4.2. Juvenile Justice Involvement, Criminal Persistence and Psychosocial Problems During Young Adulthood: The Role of Early ... ; 4.3. Persistence in Crime and Psychosocial Problems: The Role of Juvenile Justice Measures; 4.4. Persistence in Crime in Young Adults with a Record of Juvenile Delinquency: The Role of Adult Psychosocial Problems; Chapter 5 Recommendation for Policies, Interventions, and Future Directions; 5.1. Recommendation for Policies and Interventions.
  • 5.2. Future DirectionsChapter 6 Overall Conclusions; References; Appendix; The Portuguese Study on Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Scientific Outcomes; Other Outcomes Related to PSDSM; About the Authors; Index.