Delinquency and Drift

by David Matza

Book Overview

The first C. Wright Mills Award-winning book, Delinquency and Drift has become a recognized classic in the fields of criminology and social problems. In it Matza argues persuasively that delinquent thought and delinquent action are distorted reflections of the ideas and practices that pervade contemporary juvenile law and its administration. His ideas are as persuasive today as when they were first published twenty-five years ago. By example and illustration,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471577081
• ISBN13: 9780471577089
• Release Date: December 1970
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.