Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications

by John P. Hoffmann

Book Overview

Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications provides a fulsome and accessible overview of contemporary theories of juvenile delinquency.

The book opens with a comprehensive description of what a theory is, and explains how theories are created in the social sciences. Following on, each subsequent chapter is dedicated to describing an individual theory, broken down and illustrated within four distinct sections. Initially, each chapter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2MQQ40
• ISBN13: 9780415781879
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"