The juvenile offender : theory, research, and applications /

The problem of criminal behavior among youth is one faced by every society. The Juvenile Offender: Theory, Research and Applications presents a discussion of advances in our understanding of the juvenile offender. These derive from psychological and criminological theory and research and from effort...

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Main Author: Hoge, Robert D., 1939- (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
Series:Outreach scholarship ; 5.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The problem of criminal behavior among youth is one faced by every society. The Juvenile Offender: Theory, Research and Applications presents a discussion of advances in our understanding of the juvenile offender. These derive from psychological and criminological theory and research and from efforts on the part of social science researchers and practitioners to develop and evaluate new approaches to the prevention and treatment of the serious problem of youth crime.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 436 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-419) and index.
ISBN:9781461515630 (electronic bk.)
1461515637 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1566-7081 ;