Delinquency theories : appraisals and applications /
Hoffmann, John P.(John Patrick),1962-
London : Routledge,
2011.
Theory and delinquency -- Deterrence and delinquency -- Biological theories of delinquency -- Psychological theories of delinquency -- Communities and delinquency -- Strain theories of delinquency -- Learning to be delinquent -- Control theories of delinquency -- Labeling, symbolic interactionism, and delinquency -- Conflict and radical theories of delinquency -- Postmodern and feminist views of delinquency -- Integrating and elaborating theories of delinquency -- Developmental theories of delinquency and crime.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-300) and index.
Juvenile delinquency.