Delinquency, development, and social policy
By: David Brandt.
Series: Current perspectives in psychology
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Juvenile delinquents -- Mental health; Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- United States; Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention; Juvenile delinquency -- Social aspects -- United States
Description: "In this book, David E. Brandt examines the legal, psychological, and cultural issues relevant to understanding antisocial behavior in adolescence. Based on his own research and a broad analysis of recent work in the field, Brandt identifies the factors that are common in cases of delinquency."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Definitions and measures; title: Childhood and delinquency; title: Adolescence and delinquency; title: Social response : rehabilitation and retribution; title: Preventing juvenile delinquency; title: Summary and conclusions.