NCJ Number
57158
Date Published
1979
Length
363 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS PROVIDED, WITH ATTENTION TO VARIOUS PATTERNS OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR AND OFFICIAL AND INFORMAL TREATMENT APPROACHES.
Abstract
DIRECTED AT STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS OF SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONS, PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND PSYCHIATRY, THE TEXT OPENS WITH COMMENTS ON THE MEANING OF DELINQUENCY, THE VARIETY OF BEHAVIORS CONSIDERED DELINQUENT, AND THEORIES REGARDING THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY. SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS EXAMINE THE EXTENT OF DELINQUENCY, ECONOMIC AND FAMILIAL FACTORS, THE RELATIONSHIP TO DELINQUENCY OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS (I.E., SCHOOLS, COURTS, CHURCHES, THE MEDIA), SPECIAL PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DELINQUENCY, AND JUVENILE GANGS. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF JUVENILES, JUVENILE COURTS, PROBATION, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PAROLE, AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY IN DEALING WITH DELINQUENCY. THE CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF DELINQUENCY AND ITS CORRECTION ARE ALSO EXAMINED, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF DUE PROCESS ISSUES, THE CHANGING STATUS OF THE JUVENILE OFFENDER, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINOLOGY, AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT JUVENILE CRIME. THAT JUVENILE CRIME CONTINUES TO GROW IS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM LIES WITH DELINQUENTS THEMSELVES. SUPPORTING DATA--PRIMARILY FROM UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS--AND LISTS OF REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--LKM)