Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Donald J. Shoemaker is professor of sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he teaches and researches crime and deviance and has won two teaching awards. He is the author or co-editor of several books, including Juvenile Justice: A Reference Handbook and Theories of Delinquency.
Brief Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The History of Juvenile Justice in America
3. The Measurement of Delinquency
4. The Classical School, Rational Choice, and Individualistic Explanations of Delinquency
5. Social Development and Delinquency
6. Social Process Theories
7. The Family and Delinquency
8. Schools and Delinquency
9. Drug Use among Youth
10. Juvenile Gangs
11. Female Delinquency
12. Labeling and Conflict Theories
13. The Contemporary Juvenile Justice System
14. Police and Courts
15. Juvenile Institutions and the Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency 254
This is a top-notch treatment of juvenile delinquency. Donald Shoemaker’s third edition of Juvenile Delinquency is well-written, provides cogent summaries of key concepts and statistical patterns, and captures the core—as well as important nuances—of this topic better than any textbook I’ve seen.
— Darrell J. Steffensmeier, Pennsylvania State University
- Introduces students to key theories in accessible language, then illustrates how the theories play out in practice through a wide range of real life examples
- New material on the impact of race and gender on crime and the justice system
- Additional information about gangs and prevention strategies
- Comparative and international examples throughout the book
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