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Delinquency
in Society
The Essentials
Robert M. Regoli, PhD,
University of Colorado at Boulder
John D. Hewitt, PhD,
Grand Valley State University
Matt DeLisi, PhD,
Iowa State University

Delinquency in Society: The Essentials is a

concise introduction to the important topics covered
by the same authors in the popular Delinquency in
Society, Eighth Edition. This practical text explores
how juvenile delinquency is defined, measured, and
explained, as well as how the juvenile justice system
deals with delinquent youth. The new Essentials
text provides separate chapters focusing on the
police, juvenile courts, corrections, and delinquency
prevention.

Key Features Table of Contents

• Detailed descriptions of delinquency, criminal Section 1: Nature and Extent of Delinquency
acts, and status offenses engaged in by juveniles Chapter 1: Defining Delinquency
enhance one’s understanding of juvenile Chapter 2: Measuring Delinquency
delinquency. Section 2: Explaining Delinquency
• Coverage of principle theories including Cultural Chapter 3: Choice, Biological, and
Deviance, Strain, and Life Course serve to Psychological Theories
develop a greater foundation of understanding. Chapter 4: Sociological Theories: Cultural
• Cutting-edge discussion of the biosocial Deviance, Strain, and Social Control
paradigm that articulates the interplay between Chapter 5: Sociological Theories: Labeling and
nature and nurture in the development of Conflict Explanations
delinquency. Chapter 6: Developmental Theories
Section 3: The Social Context of Delinquency
Chapter 7: The Family and Delinquency
Companion Web site Chapter 8: Schools and Delinquency
Chapter 9: Violence, Drug Use, and Delinquency
Secure Instructor Resources: Chapter 10: Peer-Group and Gang Delinquency
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Chapter 13: Juvenile Corrections
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Duke University!”

—Terrie E. Moffitt, PhD,

Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor, Departments
of Psychology & Neuroscience, Psychiatry &
Behavioral Sciences, and Institute for Genome
Sciences & Policy, Duke University

Delinquency in Society
Eighth Edition
Robert M. Regoli, PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder
John D. Hewitt, PhD, Grand Valley State University
Matt DeLisi, PhD, Iowa State University

This trusted Eighth Edition provides a systematic introduction to the study of juvenile delinquency, criminal
behavior, and status offending youths. The theories of juvenile crimes and the social context of delinquency
including the relevance of families, schools, and peer groups are closely examined. Reorganized and thoroughly
updated to reflect the most current trends and developments in juvenile delinquency, the Eighth Edition includes
discussions of the history, institutional context, and societal reactions to delinquent behavior.

Key Features
• Coverage of female delinquency theories
provides information and analyses absent from
other delinquency texts.
• Delinquency prevention programs and basic
coverage of delinquency as it relates to the
criminal justice system are also included to add
context and support student comprehension.
• Offers the most current information on
criminological studies from other fields
that relate to juvenile delinquency such as
psychology, psychiatry, and public health.
• Provides a balanced presentation of information,
theories, and research to give readers an objective
perspective without an ideological bias.
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Key Features
• NEW “Chapter 13” on delinquency prevention
and intervention, and the “delinquent event”
offers a larger breadth of topics covered.
• NEW “Chapter 8” on the “Delinquent Event”
examines the activities of adolescents, social
dynamics, and the situational context of
offending decisions, as well as “Rational
Choice Theories.”
• NEW changes in the juvenile justice thought and
practice, including the growing popularity of
more punitive approaches to delinquency, and a
reawakening of the “rehabilitative ideal.”
• NEW research and updated delinquency and
juvenile justice data, provide the most current
information and statistics.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-5810-3 • Paperback • 416 Pages • © 2011
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Juvenile
Delinquency
An Integrated Approach
Second Edition
James Burfeind, PhD,
University of Montana–Missoula
Dawn Jeglum Bartusch, PhD,
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach,
Second Edition offers a comprehensive introduction
to juvenile delinquency. Now in a more concise
and accessible format, this text cultivates an
understanding of juvenile delinquency by examining
and linking key sociological and criminological
theories and research. Biological and psychological
approaches to delinquency are covered, as well
as responses to delinquent behavior including
prevention, early intervention, and contemporary
juvenile justice.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Study of Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 2: Juvenile Delinquency as a Legal Concept
Chapter 3: Measuring Delinquency
Chapter 4: The Extent of Delinquent Offenses
Chapter 5: Age, Gender, Race, and Class of
Offenders
Chapter 6: Developmental Patterns of Offending
Chapter 7: Biosocial Criminology: Individual Traits
Chapter 8: The Delinquent Event: Situational
Aspects, Routine Activities, and Rational Choice
Chapter 9: Social Control Theories: Family
Relations
Chapter 10: Social Learning Theories: Peer-Group
Influences
Chapter 11: Social Structure Theories: Community,
Strain, and Subcultures
Chapter 12: Labeling and Critical Criminologies
Chapter 13: Delinquency Prevention and
Intervention
Chapter 14: Contemporary Juvenile Justice
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Juvenile
Justice and
Delinquency
David W. Springer, PhD, The University of
Texas at Austin and Inter-American Institute
for Youth Justice
Albert R. Roberts, PhD, BCETS, DACFE,
Rutgers University

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency is the first text to

comprehensively trace the progress toward resolving
critical juvenile justice and delinquency issues, and
to provide cutting-edge intervention strategies to
effectively rehabilitate juvenile offenders and prevent
delinquency. Historical, political, and legal trends
are examined and critiqued, as well as the range of
developmental, familial, and sociological theoretical
explanations of juvenile delinquency. Current
evidence-based practice, prevention strategies and
programs, and juvenile justice treatment and policy
alternatives are thoroughly explored.

Key Features Table of Contents

• Covers a range of juvenile justice treatment and Part I: Introduction and Overview of Juvenile
policy alternatives, including mental health Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
screening and assessment, suicide prevention, Part II: Early Intervention of Delinquency and Later
drug and mental health courts, and therapeutic Criminal Offending
jurisprudence. Part III: Effective Programs to Reduce School
• Examines early crime prevention strategies, Bullying
effective programs to reduce delinquent Part IV: The Late Modern World of Adolescence and
behavior, and the powerful relationship between Sociological Theories of Delinquency
school performance and juvenile delinquency.
• Provides a focus on special populations and
issues such as female delinquency. View the detailed Table of Contents listing
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in delinquency or juvenile justice practices
and research.
• Explores various settings including mental
health and drug courts, community-based
interventions, and schools.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-6056-4 • Paperback • 528 Pages • © 2011

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Key Features
• Provides current research on juvenile justice
operations and effectiveness, including the most
recent data available on juvenile arrest trends.
• Covers a wide range of topics including the
relationship between social context, delinquency,
and juvenile justice, efforts to deal with violent
offenders, and practical and ethical issues faced
by practitioners.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Context of Juvenile Justice:
Defining Basic Concepts and Examining Public
Perceptions of Juvenile Crime
Chapter 2: Measuring the Extent of
Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 3: Theory and Research: The Social
Context of Juvenile Delinquency and
Juvenile Justice
Chapter 4: Early Juvenile Justice: Before the
Juvenile Court
Chapter 5: The Development of the Juvenile Court
Chapter 6: Public and Police Responses to
Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 7: Juvenile Diversion
Chapter 8: Preadjudication Processes in
Juvenile Justice
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Juvenile Justice
A Social, Historical and
Legal Perspective
Third Edition
Preston Elrod, PhD,
Eastern Kentucky University
R. Scott Ryder, JD, Glenn Oaks Community
College and ICWA Attorney
The juvenile justice system is a multifaceted entity
that continually changes under the influence of
decisions, policies, and laws. The all new Third
Edition of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical,
and Legal Perspective offers readers a clear and
comprehensive look at exactly what it is and
how it works. Reader friendly and up-to-date,
this text unravels the complexities of the juvenile
justice system by exploring the history, theory, and
components of the juvenile justice process and how
they relate.
• Offers a Comparative Focus, allowing readers
to understand specific practices in the U.S.
compared to other countries such as Japan and
New Zealand.
• Accomplished authors have over 40 years
combined experience working in the juvenile
justice system and teaching related courses.
Chapter 9: The Transfer of Juveniles to
Criminal Court
Chapter 10: The Contemporary Juvenile Court
Chapter 11: Community-Based Correctional
Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 12: Institutional Correctional Programs
for Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 13: The Status Offender in Juvenile Justice
Chapter 14: Juvenile Justice and the Serious,
Chronic, or Violent Juvenile Offender
Chapter 15: Present Conditions and Future
Directions in Juvenile Justice
Chapter 16: Working in Juvenile Justice
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