This sophomore/junior level core text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year institutions.
Taking a sociological approach, Juvenile Delinquency, Eleventh Edition, discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from the youth’s family, neighborhood, school, peer group, social class, and overall cultural and social environment. The author incorporates contributions from sociologists, psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other specialists who have sought to understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile delinquency.
Updates to the Eleventh Edition:
• New coauthor Mica L. Thompson adds to feminist perspective and analysis
• Completely updated data from FBI Uniform Crime Reports and Juvenile Court
Statistics, as well as new figures, tables, and boxes
• New chapter on female delinquency, LGBTQ youths, and feminist theories of delinquency
• Coverage of contemporary topics such as the influence of social media, the possible connection between video gaming and violence, cyberbullying, school shootings, as well as data on drug usage, drinking, smoking, and vaping
• Streamlined chapter on juvenile corrections and treatment and prevention
