NCJ Number
35459
Journal
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1976) Pages: 204-224
Date Published
1976
Length
21 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR ESTABLISHES A SOCIETAL REACTION MODEL OF DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THE INADEQUACIES OF TRADITIONAL POSITIVISTIC CONCEPTIONS OF DELINQUENCY ARE EXAMINED, AND A MEDICAL MODEL IS EXAMINED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING DELINQUENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSES. ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS OF DELINQUENCY AND DELINQUENTS ARE PROPOSED WHICH ARE SAID TO BE FREE OF AGEIST BIASES. FINALLY, A CONFLICT RESOLUTION MODEL OF DELINQUENCY MANAGEMENT IS PROPOSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) --SUMMARY IN FRENCH