Delinquency and Crime by J David Hawkins

Delinquency and Crime by J David Hawkins

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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.

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Delinquency and Crime by J David Hawkins

Why is crime persistent over generations, within families and within certain individuals? Is crime the manifestation of an inherited latent trait or the result of a failure of socialization and norm-setting processes? Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer these and other questions by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The authors' views on crime causation go beyond traditional criminological theories of strain, cultural deviance, social control, differential association and social learning to present emerging and integrated models of the origins of crime, including 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.
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ISBN 13 9780521478946
ISBN 10 0521478944
Title Delinquency and Crime
Author J David Hawkins
Series Cambridge Studies In Criminology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1996-03-29
Number of pages 352
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