
Delinquency, Development, and Social Policy
David E. Brandt(Author)
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 12. May 2005
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-300-10894-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, David E. Brandt examines the legal, psychological, and cultural issues relevant to understanding antisocial behavior in adolescence. Based on his own research and a broad analysis of recent work in the field, Brandt identifies the factors that are common in cases of delinquency.
The discussion considers the long-term effects of social issues such as poverty as well as psychological issues such as the high levels of stress and anxiety suffered during childhood by many delinquents. He shows how a failure to meet the developmental needs of children-at both the family level and at a broader social and political level-is at the core of the problem of juvenile delinquency. Brandt concludes with an inquiry into how best to prevent delinquency. Programs that address the developmental needs of children, Brandt argues, are more effective than policing, juvenile courts, or incarceration.
The discussion considers the long-term effects of social issues such as poverty as well as psychological issues such as the high levels of stress and anxiety suffered during childhood by many delinquents. He shows how a failure to meet the developmental needs of children-at both the family level and at a broader social and political level-is at the core of the problem of juvenile delinquency. Brandt concludes with an inquiry into how best to prevent delinquency. Programs that address the developmental needs of children, Brandt argues, are more effective than policing, juvenile courts, or incarceration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
11 tables + graphs
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-10894-1 (9780300108941)
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David E. Brandt
Delinquency, Development, and Social Policy
E-Book
12/2006
1st Edition
Yale University Press
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Person
David Brandt is professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY.