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 tells the tale of a delinquent
youth, and from this example a thorough review of the particular
theory and related research can be undertaken to explain the youth
's delinquent behaviour. The third and fourth sections of each
chapter critically analyze the theories, and provide a
straightforward discussion of policy implications of each, thus
encouraging readers to evaluate the usefulness of these theories
and also to consider the relationship between theory and
policy.
This text is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and
graduate students of subjects such as youth justice, delinquency,
social theory, and criminology.
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