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

• Autore: Gullotta Thomas P
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.36
• Soggetto topico: Adolescent Behavior; Juvenile delinquency -- Prevention; Juvenile Delinquency; At-risk youth - Behavior modification; Violence -- in adolescence; Violence in children; Social Problems; Crime; Behavior; Age Groups; Sociology; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Persons; Criminology; Social Sciences; Mental Disorders; Adolescent; Violence
• Altri autori: AdamsGerald R MontemayorRaymond
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Delinquent Violent Youth
• ISBN: 1-4522-5039-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790969803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in Adolescent Development