Juvenile Delinquency
Causes and Control
by Robert Agnew, Timothy Brezina
7th Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780197653173 |
| eText ISBN | 9780197653197 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Edition | 7th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 708 |
Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control, 7th Edition, is a textbook that examines youthful offending and systemic responses to it. The volume is organized around three foundational questions addressing the nature and extent of delinquency, its primary causes, and effective control strategies.
Discussion addresses how delinquency differs from adult crime and how youthful offending is measured across populations. The text also reviews social settings such as families and educational institutions, while introducing intervention methods ranging from community programs to institutional corrections.
To foster active learning, the textbook employs the Socratic method and poses questions throughout the text. These prompts encourage students to examine criminological concepts by applying theoretical principles to their personal lives.
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
Chapter 1: What Is Delinquency and How Does It Differ from Adult Crime?
Chapter 2: How Is Delinquency Measured?
Chapter 3: How Much Delinquency Is There, and Is Delinquency Increasing?
Chapter 4: Who Is Most Likely to Engage in Delinquency?
Part 2: The Causes of Delinquency: Theories
Chapter 5: What Is a Theory and How Do We Test Theories?
Chapter 6: Strain Theory
Chapter 7: Social Learning Theory
Chapter 8: Control Theory
Chapter 9: Labeling Theory
Chapter 10: The Life Course
Chapter 11: Is Delinquency More Likely in Certain Types of Situations?
Chapter 12: Group Differences in Delinquency
Part 3: The Causes of Delinquency: Research
Chapter 13: Individual Traits
Chapter 14: The Family
Chapter 15: The School
Chapter 16: Delinquent Peers and Gangs
Chapter 17: Other Social Influences
Chapter 18: Pulling It All Together
Part 4: The Control and Prevention of Delinquency
Chapter 19: Policies and Programs
Chapter 20: The Police
Chapter 21: Juvenile Court and Corrections
Chapter 22: The Juvenile Justice System
Chapter 23: The Strategies of Deterrence and Incapacitation
Chapter 24: The Strategies of Prevention and Rehabilitation
Chapter 25: What Should We Do to Reduce Delinquency?
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