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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480788403321

Autore

Gullotta Thomas P

Titolo

Delinquent Violent Youth [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Interventions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997

ISBN

1-4522-5039-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Advances in Adolescent Development

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsGerald R

MontemayorRaymond

Disciplina

364.36

Soggetti

Adolescent Behavior

Juvenile delinquency -- Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency

Problem youth -- Behavior modification

Violence -- in adolescence

Violence in children

Social Problems

Crime

Behavior

Age Groups

Sociology

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Persons

Criminology

Social Sciences

Psychiatry and Psychology

Named Groups

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Adolescent

Violence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Reflections on Delinquency, Dickens, and Twain; Chapter 2 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the United States: The Influence of Theories and Traditions on Policies and Practices; Chapter 3 - The Influence of Families, Friends, Schools, and Community on Delinquent Behavior; Chapter 4 - Adolescent Drug Use, Delinquency, and Other Behaviors; Chapter 5 - Life Imitating Art: Adolescents and Television Violence; Chapter 6 - Violent Offending in Adolescence: Epidemiology, Correlates, Outcomes, and Treatment

Chapter 7 - Youth Gangs: A Developmental PerspectiveChapter 8 - A Comprehensive Review of Community-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Juvenile Offenders; Chapter 9 - Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Integrating Trauma-Oriented Treatment with State-of-the-Art Delinquency Interventions; Chapter 10 - Preventing Juvenile Delinquency and Promoting Juvenile Rightency; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

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 behaviour; the role of substance abuse; the influence of television on violent behaviour; the nature and treatment of violent behaviour in adolesc