Controversies in juvenile justice and delinquency / Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo.

After providing a history of the development of the juvenile court, this book explores some of the most important current controversies in juvenile justice. Original essays review major theories of juvenile delinquency, explore psychological and biological factors that may explain delinquent behavio...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Authors:	Benekos, Peter J. (Author), Merlo, Alida V. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxfordshire [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States. Juvenile delinquency > United States. Juvenile delinquency. Juvenile justice, Administration of. United States.