Delinquent Violent Youth: Theory and Interventions

This interdisciplinary volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the causes of criminal behaviour in children and adolescents.

Following a literary and historical introduction, the contributors to this volume explore the theory and social policy that have shaped society′s responses to young people in trouble. They then examine a number of key current issues, including: how families, peers, schools and the community influence delinquent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761913351
• ISBN13: 9780761913351
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"