TY - BOOK AU - Regoli, Robert M. TI - The essentials delinquency in society SN - 9780763777906 U1 - 364.360973 23 PY - 2011/// CY - United States of America PB - Jones and Bartltt Publishers KW - ARMARC KW - Crimen KW - Delincuencia KW - Corrección de menores N1 - Brief Contents Section 1: Nature and Extent of Delinquency ; Chapter 1. Defining Delinquency ; Chapter 2. Measuring Delinquency ; Section 2: Delinquency Theories ; Chapter 3. Choice, Biological, and Psychological Theories ; Chapter 4 Sociological Theories: Cultural Deviance, Strain, and Social Control ; Chapter 5 Sociological Theories: Labeling and Conflict Explanations ; Chapter 6 Developmental Theories ; Section 3: The Social Context of Delinquency ; Chapter 7 ; The Family and Delinquency ; Chapter 8 ; School and delinquency ; Chapter 9 Violence, Drug Use, and Delinquency ; Chapter 10 Peer-Group and Gang Delinquency ; Section 4: The Juvenile Justice System ; Chapter 11 Police and Delinquency ; Chapter 12 The Juvenile Court ; Chapter 13 Juvenile Corrections ; Chapter 14 Delinquency Prevention ; Glossary of Key Terms ; Indexes N2 - Delinquency in Society: The Essentials is a concise introduction to the important topics covered by the same authors in the popular Delinquency in Society, Eighth Edition. This practical text explores how juvenile delinquency is defined, measured, and explained, as well as how the juvenile justice system deals with delinquent youth. This new Essentials text provides separate chapters focusing on the police, juvenile courts, corrections, and delinquency prevention ER -