Detailed and comprehensive, this volume presents authoritative discussions by leading scholars on issues surrounding serious and violent juvenile offenders. This population is responsible for a disproportionate percentage of all crime and poses the greatest challenge to juvenile justice policymakers. This volume integrates knowledge about risk ...
Epidemiological surveys have provided key information about the prevalence and degree of seriousness at different ages of a wide array of child problem behaviours in such domains as delinquency, substance use, early sexual behaviour and mental health disorders. Knowledge of the extent and changes of these problem behaviours is important for ...
Most Irish fiction published between 1650 and 1900 has fallen into virtual oblivion. Research by the Loebers for their Guide to Irish fiction has led to the identification of hundreds of unknown or forgotten Irish authors and their works, and provides thousands of summaries of novels and anthologies. Carefully documented, A guide to Irish fiction ...
In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualizations of antisocial behavior. "Violence and Serious Theft" is unique in that it combines the strengths of three disciplines to explain delinquency in young people: developmental psychopathology, ...
It has been acknowledged for some years that the early onset of delinquency can predict a long and serious criminal career. Most resources are targeted at the teenage years but this book argues convincingly that research and interventions should be aimed at child delinquents, aged 12 and under.This book addresses key problems in criminological ...
Between 1980 and 1996 the number of arrests has increased considerably for offenders ages 12 and under. This increase is a cost to society in two ways: the cost of the crime and the cost of multiple agencies involved with these children. Several questions have developed due to this increase: How does the juvenile justice system deal with child ...
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