NCJ Number
41499
Date Published
1976
Length
127 pages
Annotation
THE CONTENTS OF THIS READER HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. THE ARTICLES, REPRINTED FROM VARIOUS PERIODICALS, WERE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT A BROAD RANGE OF BASIC ISSUES.
Abstract
THE 17 ARTICLES ARE INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT LECTURES AND OTHER TEXTS IN A SEMESTER LENGTH INTRODUCTORY COURSE. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE DELINQUENCY AND SOCIETY, SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, THE PREVENTION AND CORRECTION OF DELINQUENCY, AND THE FUTURE OF DELINQUENCY. FOR SOME THE INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, SEE NCJ-41500-41507....MSP 41500-41507....MSP