Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1 Introduction; Definition of Juvenile Delinquency; Brief History of Delinquency; Juvenile Delinquency Law in Illinois; Plan of This Book; Study Questions; Chapter 2 The History of JuvenileJustice in America; Nineteenth-Century Reform Efforts and Practices; Long-Term Juvenile Institutions; Late Nineteenth-Century Developments; The First Delinquency Law and the Establishment of the Juvenile Court; Early Twentieth-Century Developments; Summary; Study Questions.
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"Broken Homes" and DelinquencyFamily Relationships and Delinquency; The "Inheritance" of Delinquency; Corporal Punishment and Delinquency; Child Abuse and Delinquency; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 8 Schools and Delinquency; The School as a Source of Motivation for Delinquency; School Dropout and Delinquency; School Safety; Effects of School Shootings and Violence and Prevention Efforts; Delinquency Preventionthrough Early Childhood Education; Legal Rights of Students at School; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 9 Drug Use among Youth; Extent and Patterns of Juvenile Drug Use.
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Chapter 3 The Measurement of DelinquencyArrest Data; Arrest Patterns; Gender; Race; Age; National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS); Juvenile Court Data; Self-Report Data; Reliability and Validity Issues or Concerns; Conclusions of Self-Report Studies; Cohort Studies; Victimization Studies; A Note on Hate Crimes; Other Methods; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 4 The Classical School, Rational Choice, and Individualistic Explanations of Delinquency; The Classical School; Rational Choice Theory and Delinquency; Lombroso and the Positive School.
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Early Biological Explanations of DelinquencyInheritance and Delinquency; Somatotypes and Delinquency; Contemporary Biological Explanations of Delinquency; Inheritance and Delinquency: Newer Studies; Somatotype Studies Continued; Learning Disabilities; Conditionability (ANS) and Delinquency; Psychological Explanations of Delinquency; The Psychoanalytic View; Intelligence and Delinquency; Personality Factors; The Psychopathic Personality; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 5 Social Development and Delinquency; Kohlberg's Moral Development Model; Social Development Model; Pathways to Delinquency.
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Moffitt's ResearchA General Theory of Crime: Another Viewof Persistent Criminality; Sampson and Laub and Turning Points in Criminal Careers; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 6 Social Process Theories; Differential Association Theory; Discussion of the Theory; A Note on Exposure to Media Violence and Delinquency; Drift Theory; Control Theories; Internal Controls; Social Control Theory: The Social Bond; Institutional Connections and Delinquency; Religion and Delinquency; A Note on General Strain Theory; Summary; Study Questions; Chapter 7 The Family and Delinquency.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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With an emphasis on the importance of theory and practice, Juvenile Delinquency is a timely and comprehensive introduction to crime, justice, and young people. Updated throughout, the third edition features new information about gangs and prevention, the impact of race and gender on crime and justice, and more comparative/international examples.