COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION THEORY, V 1 - PREVENTING DELINQUENCY

• NCJ Number: 40024
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 173 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-TA-99-0016
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American Justice Institute
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE ABOUT DELINQUENCY PROVIDING A BASIS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION STANDARDS.

Abstract

THIS VOLUME IS ONE OF NINE IN A SERIES OF WORKING PAPERS OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP STANDARDS AND GOALS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. DELINQUENCY THEORIES ANALYZED INCLUDE FIVE SUBJECT AREAS: THEORIES WHICH LINK DELINQUENCY TO A BREAKDOWN IN SOCIAL CONTROL, THEORIES PROPOSING THAT DELINQUENCY ORIGINATES BECAUSE OF THE RISE OF DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES, PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES, BIOLOGICAL THEORIES, AND LABELLING THEORY WHICH IS CONCERNED WITH THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IDENTIFYING A JUVENILE AS DELINQUENT. AN APPENDIX GIVES A COMPLETE LISTING OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSES PREPARED FOR THE TASK FORCE. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES SEE NCJ-40289, 40290, 40051, 40192, 40181, 40283, NCJ-40183 AND 40299. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)