Juvenile Delinquency and Its Origins

by Richard E. Johnson

First published in 1979, this book examines past thought and research about the social and psychological causes of juvenile delinquency in Western society. The first few chapters summarise major delinquency theories and survey an extensive list of studies that demonstrate those theories. The author then develops a single model of individual causation from the divergent theoretical traditions. The model includes such variables as social class, parent-child...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521295165
• ISBN13: 9780521295161
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"