Shoemaker, Donald J.

Theories of delinquency an examination of explanations of delinquent behavior Donald J. Shoemaker. - 6th ed. - Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010. - xi, 388 p. ill. 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Explanations of delinquency -- The classical school : issues of choice and reasoning -- Biological and biosocial explanations -- Psychological theories -- Social disorganization and anomie -- Lower-class-based theories of delinquency -- Interpersonal and situational explanations -- Control theories -- Labeling theory -- The radical theory of delinquency -- Female delinquency -- Delinquency theory : an integrative approach.

9780195374179 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195374177 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009017302


Juvenile delinquency

HV9069 / .S525 2010

364.36 / S5591t6