A Sociological Approach Thompson, William E. creator author Bynum, Jack E. author text Electronic books. xx 2016 Tenth edition monographic eng 1 online resource (471 pages) 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. 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. William E. Thompson and Jack E. Bynum. Juvenile delinquency United States HV9104 .T467 2017 364.36 Thompson, William E. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2016 9781442265011 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4519227 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4519227 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4519227 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4519227 MiAaPQ 211129 20220614140704.0 EBC4519227 eng