Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach
- ISBN-10
- 0205159281
- ISBN-13
- 9780205159284
- Category
- Juvenile delinquency
- Pages
- 502
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Authors
- William Edwin Thompson, Jack E. Bynum
Description
A comprehensive study of juvenile delinquency, a major social problem in the USA. It surveys the 5 dimensions related to delinquency in the young: conformity, causes, collective behaviour, confrontation and control, and provides extensive coverage of explanatory theories and treatment strategies.
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