Feature Summary- Child-centered Approach: Explains delinquency form the perspective of the child.
- Provides a balanced theoretical approach to the study of delinquency, exploring the historical, biological, psychological, and sociological explanations for delinquency, as well as looking beyond the system to the children and youths involved.
- An entire chapter on youth violence, including contemporary topics, such as trends in youth violence, the role of gangs, drugs, and firearms, and violence prevention.
- Extensive coverage of controversial contemporary issues, such as school bullying and violence, racial profiling, school gangs and the spread of the gang problem, restorative justice, the impact of nonresident parents' failure to pay support on delinquency, lead poisoning, sexual labeling and contorl of igrls, the anti-drug media campaign, and abortions and delinquency.
- Expanded discussion of race and delinquency in nearly every chapter.
- Summary tools such as "Memory Maps" illustrate the defining points of major theories. Lively and engaging boxed sections, "A Window on Delinquency," "Delinquency around the Globe," and "Delinquency Prevention," highlight the stories behind the theories and discussions. Each chapter includes "Getting Connected" web links, Chapter Outlines, List of Key Terms, and useful references in the Appendix and indices.
- Promotes critical thinking by students on a number of very important issues: bullying, racial profiling, sexual labeling and contorl of females, ending the death penatty for juveniles, and much more. Throughout the text students are constantly challenged to answer difficult, thought-provoking questions that are boldly placed in the margins of the text.
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