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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Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxfordshire [England] ; New York, New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | 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 behavior, and examine the nexus between substance abuse and delinquency. A final chapter provides a comparative analysis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315722030 1315722038 1317523776 9781317523772 1317523784 9781317523789 1282955640 9781282955646 9786612955648 6612955643 1437755178 9781437755176 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |