| Part I: The Nature and Extent of Delinquency |
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What Is Delinquency and How Does It Differ From Adult Crime? |
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3 | (14) |
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How Is Delinquency Measured? |
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17 | (16) |
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How Much Delinquency Is There and Is Delinquency Increasing? |
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33 | (16) |
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Who Is Most Likely to Engage in Delinquency? |
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49 | (22) |
| Part II: The Causes of Delinquency |
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What Is a Theory and How Do We Test Theories? |
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71 | (16) |
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Strain Theory: Does Strain or Stress Cause Delinquency? |
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87 | (8) |
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Social Learning Theory: Do Individuals Learn to Be Delinquency From Others? |
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95 | (10) |
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Control Theory: Do Weak Controls Result in Delinquency? |
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105 | (10) |
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Reviewing and Applying the Major Delinquency Theories |
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115 | (8) |
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Individual Traits: What Impact Do Individual Traits Have on Delinquency? |
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123 | (16) |
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The Family: What Impact Does the Family Have on Delinquency? |
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139 | (16) |
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The School: What Impact Does the School Have on Delinquency? |
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155 | (8) |
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Delinquent Peers and Gangs: What Impact Do Delinquent Peer Groups and Gangs Have on Delinquency? |
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163 | (22) |
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What Effects Do Religion, Work, Mass Media, and the Community Have on Delinquency? |
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185 | (16) |
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Delinquent Situations, Drugs, and Guns: Is Delinquency More Likely in Certain Types of Situations---Including Situations Where Drugs and Guns Are Present? |
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201 | (18) |
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Pulling It All Together: Is It Possible to Construct an Integrated or General Theory of Delinquency? |
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219 | (14) |
| Part III: The Control and Prevention of Delinquency |
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Controlling Delinquency: How Is It Determined If Some Policy or Program Is Effective in Controlling/Preventing Delinquency? |
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233 | (10) |
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The Police: What Do the Police Do to Control Delinquency? |
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243 | (14) |
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Juvenile Court and Corrections: What Do the Juvenile Court and Juvenile Correctional Agencies Do to Control Delinquency? |
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257 | (20) |
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Does the Juvenile Justice System Discriminate Against Certain Groups in Its Efforts to Control Delinquency? |
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277 | (8) |
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Deterrence and Incapacitation: Is It Possible to Control Delinquency by Punishing More Offenders and Punishing Them More Severely? |
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285 | (14) |
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Prevention and Rehabilitation: Is It Possible to Prevent Delinquency and to Rehabilitate Delinquents? |
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299 | (26) |
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What Should We Do to Reduce Delinquency? |
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325 | (6) |
| References |
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331 | (52) |
| Index |
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