Juvenile Delinquency : A Sociological Approach /
William E. Thompson and Jack E. Bynum.
- Tenth edition
- 1 online resource (471 pages)
1. A Sociological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency -- 2. Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency -- 3. Classical, Biological, and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency -- 4. Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency -- 5. Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency -- 6. Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency -- 7. Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency -- 8. Family and Juvenile Delinquency -- 9. Schools and Delinquency -- 10. Youth Subcultures and Delinquency -- 11. Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency -- 12. Juveniles and the Police -- 13. Juvenile Courts -- 14. Juvenile Corrections -- 15. Treatment and Prevention Strategies -- 16. Rethinking the Delinquency Problem -- Glossary -- References -- Photo Credits -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
This sophomore/junior level core text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year institutions. Taking a sociological approach, this text discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from the youth's family, neighborhood, school, peer group, social class, and overall cultural and social environment. The author incorporates contributions from sociologists, psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other specialists who have sought to understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile delinquency.