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The Juvenile Offender. Theory, Research and Applications.
Robert D. Hoge
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Paperback. Series: International Series in Outreach Scholarship. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JMH; JMK; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
This book provides a discussion ofadvances in our understanding of the juvenile offender. These derive from psychological and criminological theoryand researchonthe phenomenonofyouth crime and from efforts on the part of social science researchers and practitioners to develop and evaluate new approaches to prevention and treatment. The theoretical and empirical advances relate, first, to analyses of the nature and extent ofyouth crime. This is reflected, for example, in various descriptive and classification systems developed for characterizingjuvenile offenders. Significant advances are also being made in understanding the risk factors associated with youthful criminal activity, as well as the processes linking the risk ... Read more
This book provides a discussion ofadvances in our understanding of the juvenile offender. These derive from psychological and criminological theoryand researchonthe phenomenonofyouth crime and from efforts on the part of social science researchers and practitioners to develop and evaluate new approaches to prevention and treatment. The theoretical and empirical advances relate, first, to analyses of the nature and extent ofyouth crime. This is reflected, for example, in various descriptive and classification systems developed for characterizingjuvenile offenders. Significant advances are also being made in understanding the risk factors associated with youthful criminal activity, as well as the processes linking the risk ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Series
International Series in Outreach Scholarship
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461356165
SKU
V9781461356165
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