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Theories of delinquency : an examination of explanations of delinquent behavior /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shoemaker, Donald J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford Universtiy Press, 2005.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquency.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.