Table of Contents
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Part I. The Nature and Extent of Delinquency
Chapter 1 - What Is
Delinquency and How Does It Differ from Adult Crime?
We View Juvenile Delinquents Differently
Than Adult Criminals
We Treat Juvenile Delinquents Differently
Than Adult Criminals
How Can we Explain the Intervention
of Juvenile Delinquency?
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Chapter 2 - How Is Delinquency
Measured?
Official Statistics - Especially
Arrest Data from the Police
Self-Report Data
Victimization Data
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Chapter 3 - How Much Delinquency Is There and Is Delinquency Increasing?
How Much Delinquency is there?
Is Juvenile Delinquency Increasing?
How Can We Explain the Dramatic Decline in Serious Crime Since the
Mid-1990s?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 4 - Who Is Most
Likely To Engage in Delinquency?
Is Social Class Related to Delinquency?
Are Race and Ethnicity Related to
Delinquency?
Is Age Related to Delinquency?
Is Gender Related to Delinquency?
Are there Different Types of Delinquents?
Teaching Aids
Part II. The Causes of Delinquency
Chapter 5 - What Is
a Theory and How Do We Test Theories?
What is a Theory?
Why is it Important to Study Theories
of Delinquency?
How Do We Test Theories of Delinquency?
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Chapter 6 - Strain Theory:
Does Strain or Stress Cause Delinquency?
What Are the Major Types of Strain?
What Impact Does Strain Have on
the Juvenile?
Why Are Some Juveniles More Likely
to Cope With Strain Through Delinquency?
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Chapter 7 - Social Learning Theory: Do Individuals Learn To Be Delinquent from Others?
Juveniles Learn To Engage in Delinquency
from Others
The Differential Reinforcement of
Delinquency
Beliefs Favorable to Delinquency
The Imitation of Delinquent Models
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Chapter 8 - Control
Theory: Do Weak Controls Result in Delinquency?
Why Do Juveniles Conform (and Sometimes
Deviate)?
How Is Control Theory Similar to
and Different from Social Learning Theory?
What are the Major Types of Control (or Restraints to Delinquency)?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 9 - Labeling Theory: Does the Reaction to Delinquency Lead to Further Delinquency?
Background on Labeling Theory
How Do Others React to the Juvenile's Delinquency?
Why Does the Harsh/Rejecting Reaction Lead to Further Delinquency?
What Determines Whether Juveniles Experience the Harsh/Rejecting Reaction?
Are Some Juveniles More Likely Than Others To Respond to the Harsh/Rejecting
Reaction with Further Delinquency?
The Evidence on Labeling Theory
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Chapter 10 - How Do We Explain Different Patterns of Offending Over the Life Course?
Why Do Most Individuals Increase Their
Levels of Offending During Adolescence?
Why Do a Small Percentage of Individuals Offend at High Rates Over
Much of Their Lives?
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Chapter 11 - Is Delinquency More Likely in Certain Types of Situations?
What Types of Situations Are Most Conducive
to Delinquency?
What Factors Influence the Likelihood That Predisposed Offenders Will
Encounter Situations Conducive to Delinquency?
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Chapter 12 - How Can We Explain Group Differences in Delinquency, Particularly Community Differences in Rates of Delinquency?
Why Are Crime Rates Higher in Some Communities
Than in Others?
What Are the Characteristics of High-Crime Neighborhoods and Cities
Are Communities with Characteristics Conducive to Crime Becoming More
Common?
Why Are Deprived Communities Higher in Crime?
Overview of the Leading Theories of Delinquency
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Part III, The Causes of Delinquency: Research
Chapter 13 - Individual Traits: What Impact Do Individual Traits Have on Delinquency?
Are Juveniles with Certain Traits More
Likely To Engage in Delinquency?
Why Are Some Individuals More Likely Than Others To Possess These Traits?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 14 - The Family: What Impact Does the Family Have on Delinquency?
The Effect of the Family on Delinquency
Family Structure
Parental and Sibling Crime/Deviance
The Quality of Family Relationships
Parental Socialization
Why Do Some Parents Employ Poor Parenting Practices?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 15 - The School: What Impact Does the School Have on Delinquency?
What School Experiences Contribute to
Delinquency?
School Characteristics and Delinquency
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Chapter 16 - Delinquent Peers and Gangs: What Impact Do Delinquent Peer Groups and Gangs Have on Delinquency?
What Impact Do Delinquent Peers Have on
Delinquency?
What Impact Do Gangs Have on Delinquency?
Teaching Aids
Part III. The Control and Prevention of Delinquency
Chapter 17 - What Effects Do Religion, Work, the Mass Media, Drugs, and Guns Have on Delinquency?
Does Religion Reduce Delinquency?
Does Work Reduce Delinquency Among Juveniles Attending School?
Does Mass Media Violence Cause Violence Among Juveniles?
Do Drugs Increase the Likelihood of Delinquency?
Do Guns Increase the Likelihood of Delinquency?
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Chapter 18 - Pulling It All Together: Is It Possible To Construct a General Theory of Delinquency?
A Brief Review of the Theories and Research
on the Causes of Delinquency
A General Theory of Delinquency
Explaining Patterns of Offending Over the Life Course and Group Differences
in Delinquency
Using the General Theory To Explain Why Males Have Higher Rates of
Delinquency Than Females
An Overview of the General Theory of Delinquency
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Part IV. The Control and Prevention of
Delinquency
Chapter 19 - How Is It Determined if a Policy or Program Is Effective in Controlling or Preventing Delinquency?
The Experimental Model for Determining
Program Effectiveness
What if One Is Not Able To Do a Randomized Experiment?
Why Are Some Programs Ineffective at Reducing Delinquency?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 20 - The Police: What Do the Police Do To Control Delinquency?
How Do the Police Operate?
How Effective Is Preventive Patrol?
How Can the Police Increase Their Effectiveness?
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Chapter 21 - Juvenile Court and Corrections: What Do the Juvenile Court and Juvenile Correctional Agencies Do To Control Delinquency?
What Happens When Juveniles Are Sent to
Juvenile Court?
Juvenile Corrections: What Happens to Juveniles Who Receive a Disposition
or Sentence from the Court?
An Overview of the Juvenile Justice Process
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Chapter 22 - Does the Juvenile Justice System Discriminate Against Certain Groups in Its Efforts To Control Delinquency?
Does the Juvenile Justice System Discriminate
Against African-Americans?
Does the Juvenile Justice System Discriminate Against the Poor and
Against Males or Females?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 23 - Is It
Possible To Control by Punishing More Offenders and Punishing Them More Severely?
The Strategies of Deterrence and Incapacitation
Are the Juvenile Court and Correctional
System Tough Enough in Dealing with Offenders, Especially Serious Offenders?
Efforts To Get Tough with Serious Offenders
How Effective Are These Get-Tough Measures and What Can Be Done To
Increase Their Effectiveness?
Teaching Aids
Chapter 24 - Is It
Possible To Prevent Delinquency and Rehabilitate Delinquents? The Strategies
of Prevention and Rehabilitation
A Brief History of Prevention and Rehabilitation
How Effective Are Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs?
What Are the Characteristics of Successful Prevention/Rehabilitation
Programs in Different Areas?
Selected Other Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs
The Critical Role of Larger Social Forces in Preventing Delinquency
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Chapter 25 - What Should
We Do To Reduce Delinquency?
We Should Place More Emphasis on Prevention
and Rehabilitation
We Should Hold Juveniles Accountable for Their Behavior and Protect
the Community
Teaching Aids
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