Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories - Paperback

Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer this question by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The contributors offer perspectives on antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control.

• | Author: J. David Hawkins
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 29, 1996
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521478944
• | ISBN-13: 9780521478946