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The juvenile offender. Juvenile delinquency. Reform schools, etc.

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  • Delinquency Theoriesby John P. Hoffmann

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 49.95

    Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications provides a fulsome and accessible overview of contemporary theories of juvenile delinquency. The book opens with a comprehensive description of what a theory is, and explains how theories are created in the social sciences. Following on, each subsequent chapter is dedicated to describing an individual... more...

  • Jackedby Carrie Mac

    Orca Book Publishers 2009; US$ 9.95

    Zane is carjacked and forced to drive by a masked gunman. more...

  • Polling, Policy, and Public Opinionby Robert Weissberg

    Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 111.00

    The opinion poll has become commonplace in politics and typically reveals public desires for greater government social welfare assistance, such as more aid for education or health care. These statistics seem to proclaim the welfare state's enduring popularity. Though sincere, these desires largely reflect how questions are asked. Unfortunately, polls... more...

  • Young Homicide Offenders and Victimsby Rolf Loeber; David P. Farrington

    Springer 2011; US$ 99.99

    The first decade of the new century proved to be a deadly one for many children and young people in the United States. Despite increased policing on the streets, higher rates of incarceration, harsher sentencing, stricter control of illegal drugs, and attempts to reduce access to firearms, FBI reports show that more than 7,300 young people between... more...

  • Who Really Caresby Arthur C. Brooks; James Q. Wilson

    Basic Books 2007; US$ 16.95

    Surprising proof that conservatives really are more compassionate--and more generous--than liberals more...

  • Juvenile Delinquency:by Arnold Binder; Gilbert Geis; Dickson D Bruce Jr.

    Elsevier Science 2001; US$ 58.95

    Juvenile Delinquency: more...

  • Youth Justice and Social Workby Mr Paul Dugmore; Sally Angus; Jane Pickford

    SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 31.95

    Structured around the National Occupational Standards, this book takes a practical approach to youth justice within social work programmes, focusing on social work in a multi-agency, multi disciplinary youth offending team. Using case studies and research, this text helps readers to develop skills that support youth justice, as well as to understand... more...

  • Ashes to Goldby Brad Fern; Tom Lutz

    Lantern Books 2011; US$ 5.99

    Adolescence can be a challenging period for youths, especially in today’s world, where the ancient rites of passage that societies once used to turn their boys into men have disappeared. In an in-depth analysis of the Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Devil's Sooty Brother," therapists and teachers Brad Fern and Tom Lutz provide... more...

  • Youth Violenceby Robert D. Ketterlinus

    APHA Press 2008; US$ 38.50

    This book reflects and contributes to an interdisciplinary public health approach towards youth violence prevention that involves a three-step process: 1) identify and describe the problem; 2) develop and evaluate interventions to prevent the problem; and 3) implement those interventions in the community. The book also addresses theory, current research... more...

  • Five Weeks at Humanitasby Manfred Jurgensen

    Port Campbell Press 2011; US$ 9.99

    Manfred Jurgensen was born between Denmark and Germany in the coastal border town of Flensburg in 1940, a 'midnight child'. He has always been sensitive to boundaries and what's beyond the borders, emotionally and physically. He has chosen to reveal his life history - to a very large extent dominated by World War II and its aftermath -... more...