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



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Autore: Gullotta Thomas P Visualizza persona
Titolo: Delinquent Violent Youth [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Interventions Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4522-5039-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790969803321
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Serie: Advances in Adolescent Development