Juvenile Delinquency - Roberson, Cliff

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Résumé :
Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I: Juveniles Delinquency Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter objectives

Overview of juvenile delinquency

Defining adolescence and lack of a uniform definition

Types of Juvenile Misconduct

Measuring Delinquency

Goals of the Juvenile Justice System

Factors that influence juvenile behaviors

Overview of delinquency theories

Crime and Age

Female Delinquency

Overview of federal action on juvenile Justice

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Chapter 2: Issues Involving Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter objectives

Do We Need A Separate Court System?

Juveniles Involved in Sex Trafficking

Primary Purpose of Juvenile Justice Courts?

Juvenile Incarceration Funding

Privately-Operated Juvenile Institutions

School to Prison Pipeline

Juveniles Who Commit Violent Crimes

Pathways to Desistance

Bullying

Cyber Delinquency

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Part II: Delinquency Causation Theories

Chapter 3: Classical and Positivists Concepts

Chapter objectives

Delinquency Behaviors

Early Theories of Delinquency

Classical Concepts

Free Will

Rational choice

Mental Capacity Defenses

Early Positivist Concepts

Biological Explanations of Delinquency

Psychological Concepts

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Chapter 4: Social Structure Concepts

Chapter objectives

Causation Theories

Anomie

Social Structure Processes

Strain

Subcultural Theories

Institutional anomie theory

Symbolic Interaction Theories

Ecological Theories

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Chapter 5: Social Process and Integrated Theories

Chapter objectives

Social Control Theories

Social Bond Theories

Conflict Theories

Critical Theories

Social Learning Theories

Multi-Factor Theories of Crime

Integrated Theories

Control Balance Theory

Differential Coercion Theory

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Part III Delinquency Influences

Chapter 6: Families & Peers Delinquency Influences

Chapter objectives

Family Influences

Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior

Functional Family Theory

Peers and Delinquency

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Chapter 7: Youth Gangs

Chapter objectives

Youth Gang Issues

Defining Youth Gangs

History of Youth Gangs

Gang Indicators

Indicators of Youth Gang Involvement

Dynamics of Youth Gangs

Why Youths Join Gangs

Consequences of Gang Membership

Preventing Gang Membership

Promising Programs for Dealing with Youth Gangs

National Youth Gang Center

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Chapter 8: Juveniles and Police

Chapter objectives

Police and Juvenile offenders

Police Discretion

School Resource Officers

Police and Rule of Law

Practicum

Summary

Discussion and Review Questions

Part IV Juvenile Justice System

Chapter 9: Juvenile...

Biographie:
Cliff Roberson, Elena Azaola...

Sommaire:
Cliff Roberson is former managing editor in chief of the journal Police Practice & Research, an international journal that is distributed in over 50 countries. In addition, he is an Emeritus Professor at Washburn University and retired Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno. ...