Juvenile delinquency : into the 21st century /
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| Author / Creator: | Yablonsky, Lewis. |
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| Imprint: | Australia ; Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2000. |
| Description: | xiv, 593 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4116339 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency
- 1. The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
- 2. The Juvenile Court
- 3. Delinquent Personality Types
- 4. Social Class and Delinquency
- Part 2. The Juvenile in a Violent Society
- 5. Violence Against Children and Its Impact on Their Delinquent Behavior
- 6. Patterns of Delinquent Violence
- Part 3. The Gang Problem
- 7. The Contemporary Gang Problem
- 8. Theoretical Viewpoints on Gangs
- Part 4. Substance Abuse
- 9. Growing Up in a Substance-Abusing Society
- 10. Drugs Used, Their Impact, and Treatment Issues
- Part 5. The Causes of Crime and Delinquency
- 11. The Family and the Socialization Process
- 12. Early Theories of Crime and Delinquency Causation and Their Contemporary Development
- 13. Sociological Causation Theories
- Part 6. The Prevention, Treatment, and Control of Delinquency
- 14. Community Treatment Programs for Delinquents
- 15. Custodial Institutions for Delinquents
- 16. Treatment Methods and Strategies Utilized in Community Prevention Projects and Custodial Institutions
- Part 7. Therapeutic Communities: An Innovative Method for the Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency
- 17. The History, Methodology, and Development of Therapeutic Community Approach
- 18. The Therapeutic Community, the Experience Therapist, and Social Systems for Treating the Delinquency Problem
- Appendix: Juvenile Delinquency Arrest Statistics, 1997
- References
- Subject Index
