Juvenile Delinquency
Published on 26. September 2008
Book
Hardback
462 pages
978-0-7425-4706-3 (ISBN)
Description
Juvenile Delinquency offers a timely and comprehensive look at the issues of criminal behavior and justice related to young persons. In this highly readable text, Donald J. Shoemaker grounds his readers with a historical perspective, then presents a series of sharply focused chapters on schooling, religion, and family, as well as sections on drug use, gangs, and female delinquency. With a strong emphasis on the importance of theory and practice, Juvenile Delinquency is a must-read for understanding crime and youth culture.
Reviews / Votes
Shoemaker has written a very comprehensive text exploring how the social issues of race, class, and gender impact juvenile delinquents. Without question, Shoemaker has provided a well-written, readable text. The quality of information is well above average when compared with standard delinquency textbooks. Highly recommended. CHOICE, August 2009More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
835 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-4706-3 (9780742547063)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Donald J. Shoemaker is professor of sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The History of Juvenile Justice in America Chapter 3: The Measurement of Delinquency Chapter 4: The Classical School, Rational Choice, and Individualistic Explanations of Delinquency Chapter 5: Social Development and Delinquency Chapter 6: Social Process Theories Chapter 7: The Family and Delinquency Chapter 8: The School and Delinquency Chapter 9: Drug Use Among Youth Chapter 10: Juvenile Gangs Chapter 11: Female Delinquency Chapter 12: Labeling and Conflict Theories Chapter 13: The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System Chapter 14: Police and Courts Chapter 15: Juvenile Institutions, Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency Chapter 16 Epilogue