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CENGAGE Juvenile Delinquency Theory Practice And Law International Edition 10Th Edition by LARRY J. SIEGEL
This best-selling JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW, International Edition, text gives you timely coverage of theory, policy, and the latest research. Praised for its balanced approach and for the authors' engaging writing style, this text will help you understand the nature of delinquency and its causes, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence. And JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW, International Edition, includes leading-edge learning aids! Study more effectively and achieve success in your course with chapter objectives, critical-thinking questions, and a helpful point-by-point summary in each chapter. Plus, the book's many accompanying resources, such as the Book Companion Website, get you ready for your next exam!_x000D_ _x000D_
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF DELINQUENCY._x000D_
1. Childhood and Delinquency._x000D_
2. The Nature and Extent of Delinquency._x000D_
PART II: THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY._x000D_
3. Individual Views of Delinquency._x000D_
4. Social Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency._x000D_
5. Social Reaction, Conflict, and Delinquency._x000D_
6. Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life-Course and Latent Trait._x000D_
PART III: SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON DELINQUENCY._x000D_
7. Gender and Delinquency._x000D_
8. The Family and Delinquency._x000D_
9. Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups._x000D_
10. Schools and Delinquency._x000D_
11. Drug Use and Delinquency._x000D_
12. Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives._x000D_
PART IV: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM._x000D_
13. Juvenile Justice: Then and Now._x000D_
14. Police Work with Juveniles._x000D_
15. Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing._x000D_
16. Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization._x000D_
17. Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad._x000D_