Delinquency and Crime - Current Theories (Hardcover, New)

Why is crime persistent over generations, within families and within certain individuals? Is crime the manifestation of an inherited latent trait or the result of a failure of socialization and norm-setting processes? Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer these and other questions by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The authors' views on crime causation go beyond traditional criminological theories of strain, cultural deviance, social control, differential association and social learning to present emerging and integrated models of the origins of crime, including antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Criminology
Release date:	February 1996
First published:	1996
Editors:	J. David Hawkins
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-47322-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > Juvenile offenders Promotions
LSN:	0-521-47322-5
Barcode:	9780521473224

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