Title Juvenile delinquency and its origins : an integrated theoretical approach / Richard E. Johnson

Edition First edition Published Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1979

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Description x, 182 pages : illustrations, form ; 24cm Series The Arnold and Caroline Rose monograph series The Arnold and Caroline Rose monograph series of the American Sociological Association Arnold and Caroline Rose monograph series of the American Sociological Association. Arnold and Caroline Rose monograph series Contents 1. Major theoretical perspectives on juvenile delinquency Social class -- The family --The school -- Perceptions of the future -- Delinquent associates -- Delinquent values -- Deterrence -- Summary -- 2. What others have found: a review of the data -- Social class -- The family -- The school -- Perceptions of the future -- Delinquent associates -- Delinquent values -- Deterrence -- Summary -- 3. Tying the pieces together : a causal model -- The scope of the theory -- A causal model of delinquent behavior -- 4. Methods and measures Sampling procedures Measures of social class -- Measures of parental influences -- Measures of the role of the school -- Measures of strain -- Measures of peer influences -- Measures of deterrence -- Measures of delinquency -- 5. Analyzing the results -- Social class -- Love/concern of parent for child --Success of performance in school -- Attachment to parents -- Future-oriented perceived strain -- Attachment to school -- Susceptibility to peer influence -- Delinquent associates -- Delinquent values -- Perceived risk of apprehension for delinquency -- Delinquent behavior -- The relative importance of the variables --The problem of causal ordering -- 6 . Findings across subsamples -- Causes for males and for females -- Origins of specific offenses -- The effects of being labelled -- The special case of the slums -- 7. Origins of juvenile delinquency: a final statement -- Appendix : The measuring devices Analysis Criminal behavior, Prediction of Juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency Theories Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 168-177 Subject Criminal behavior, Prediction of. Juvenile delinquency. Author American Sociological Association. LC no. 78067263 ISBN 0521224772 0521295165 (paperback)

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