Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control

Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control
ISBN-10
1931719225
ISBN-13
9781931719223
Category
Juvenile delinquency
Pages
555
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Roxbury Publishing Company
Author
Robert Agnew

Description

[In this book, the author offers] key theoretical and conceptual issues in the field and includes all of the information that is relevant and timely in a juvenile delinquency text. [It also] offers f... how criminologists conduct their research - with chapters on how they measure delinquency, examine whether certain factors cause delinquency, and determine whether programs and policies are effective in controlling delinquency. -Back cover.

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