Delinquent Violent Youth Theory and Interventions

This interdisciplinary volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the causes of criminal behaviour in children and adolescents. Following a literary and historical introduction, the contributors to this volume explore the theory and social policy that have shaped society's responses to young...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gullotta, Thomas P. (-)
Otros Autores: Adams, Gerald R., Montemayor, Raymond
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications 1997.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Advances in Adolescent Development
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Reflections on Delinquency, Dickens, and Twain; Chapter 2 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the United States: The Influence of Theories and Traditions on Policies and Practices; Chapter 3 - The Influence of Families, Friends, Schools, and Community on Delinquent Behavior; Chapter 4 - Adolescent Drug Use, Delinquency, and Other Behaviors; Chapter 5 - Life Imitating Art: Adolescents and Television Violence; Chapter 6 - Violent Offending in Adolescence: Epidemiology, Correlates, Outcomes, and Treatment
  • Chapter 7 - Youth Gangs: A Developmental PerspectiveChapter 8 - A Comprehensive Review of Community-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Juvenile Offenders; Chapter 9 - Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Integrating Trauma-Oriented Treatment with State-of-the-Art Delinquency Interventions; Chapter 10 - Preventing Juvenile Delinquency and Promoting Juvenile Rightency; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors