JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - A BOOK OF READINGS. 2D ED.

• NCJ Number: 12877
• Author(s): R GIALLOMBARDO
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 623 pages
• Sale Source: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication Type: Collected Work

Annotation

INTRODUCTION TO IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY EMPHASIZING THE SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ITS STUDY.

Abstract

THE ANTHOLOGY IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS. SECTION I INTRODUCES THE RESEARCH ASPECT OF THE DISCIPLINE - 'THE DATA OF DELINQUENCY-PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT.' SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS EXAMINE 'THE DEVELOPMENT OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR,' 'THE EMPIRICAL STRUCTURE OF DELINQUENT GROUPS,' AND 'LEGAL PROCESSING OF DELINQUENCY.' THE CONCLUDING SECTION DISCUSSES 'TREATMENT AND PREVENTION.'