Juvenile Delinquency

Schmalleger and Bartollas' Juvenile Delinquency is an up-to-date exploration of the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior based on the latest theoretical understandings of delinquency and on the real-life experiences of young people today. Juvenile Delinquency highlights life course aspects of delinquency - the authors attempt to identify how delinquency begins, how it persists, and/or how it terminates in the lives of individuals. The book brings together an author team renowned for their quality writing and experience in the field of delinquency prevention.