Crime, anti-social behaviour and schools
Examines the lives of people existing on the streets with a look at their lifestyles, crimes and attitudes and suggestions for how society should approach the problem.
Examines the lives of people existing on the streets with a look at their lifestyles, crimes and attitudes and suggestions for how society should approach the problem.
In 1968, 11-year-old Mary Bell was found guilty of the manslaughter of two young boys. This study asks why one child would murder another, and provides the background to the Bell case. The author also gives her account of the case of James Bulger, now that the debate has tragica…
Hirschi studies data and rejects the two prevailing theories -- the criminal is either one who is a frustrated striver forced into deliquency by his acceptance of goals common to us all or one who is an innocent foreigner attempting to obey the rules of a society that is not in …
Hirschi studies data and rejects the two prevailing theories -- the criminal is either one who is a frustrated striver forced into deliquency by his acceptance of goals common to us all or one who is an innocent foreigner attempting to obey the rules of a society that is not in …
"Schools and Delinquency provides a comprehensive review of the current research about the causes of delinquency, substance abuse, dropout and truancy, and the role of the school in preventing delinquent behavior patterns. Examining school-based prevention programs and practices…
"Schools and Delinquency provides a comprehensive review of the current research about the causes of delinquency, substance abuse, dropout and truancy, and the role of the school in preventing delinquent behavior patterns. Examining school-based prevention programs and practices…
A longitudinal birth cohort study of juvenile delinquency and adult crime among 4079 persons living in Wisconsin from age 6 to early adulthood. Data on police contacts and their dispositions were obtained from the police department and other agencies and other data were obtained…
This book is the culmination of research carried out on juvenile delinquency and adult crime in the Racine, Wisconsin, analysing them as products of the social and structural organisation of society.
