Explaining Delinquency and Drug Use

by Suzanne S. Ageton, David Huizinga, Delbert S. Elliott

The authors present a methodologically flawless research piece, using longitudinal interview data collected from delinquent and drug using adolescents. Their theoretical model synthesizes traditional perspectives into a single paradigm. It accounts for sustained patterns of delinquent behaviour, and demonstrates that involvement with peers is the strongest predictor of delinquency. This highly readable book should become a landmark in the field of delinquency research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803924046
• ISBN13: 9780803924048
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.