NCJ Number
2350
Date Published
1969
Length
309 pages
Annotation
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW THEORY OF DEVIANCY THAT STRESSES THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF DELINQUENT IMAGES.
Abstract
A DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORY AND CONTENT OF THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW THEORY DRAWING ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND NEW DATA. THE AUTHOR DEFINES DELINQUENCY, SURVEYS THE SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF DELINQUENCY, AND EXAMINES, WITH REFERENCE TO RATES AND KINDS OF DELINQUENCY, THE IMPORTANT TIES TO SOCIETY. VARIATION IN THE STRENGTH OF THESE TIES IS LINKED TO THE COMMISSION OF DELINQUENT ACTS. SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF AGREEMENT ARE FOUND BETWEEN OLD AND NEW DATA, AND THE CONTENTION IS MADE THAT THE OLD THEORISTS WERE BASICALLY CORRECT.