Clemens Bartollas
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This text is an up to date exploration of the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior based on the latest theoretical understanding of delinquency and on the real life experiences of young people today. Beyond simply analyzing the problems of delinquency in American society, the authors also examine what can be done about delinquent behavior. The text emphasizes the environmental influences on delinquency, including the family, the school,...
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©2011
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Juvenile justice is part of a broader human rights movement that is concerned with far more than society's response to juvenile lawbreaking. Indeed, as globalization, urbanization, industrialization, and worldwide communications increase, the world's attention increasingly is directed to the plight of all children, regardless of circumstances. This concern is extremely late in coming. Approximately one-half of the world's population today is age fifteen...