Taking Stock of Delinquency

Taking Stock of Delinquency
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780306479458
ISBN-13 : 0306479451
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Book Synopsis Taking Stock of Delinquency by : Terence P. Thornberry

Download or read book Taking Stock of Delinquency written by Terence P. Thornberry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the comprehensive synthesis of the empirical findings of seven important ongoing longitudinal studies of delinquency. It aims to examine the extent to which these studies answer the basic question of the origins of delinquent and criminal careers despite their varying guiding theories, methods, and settings. This book is an important resource for criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, and students on juvenile delinquency, criminology, developmental psychology, and deviant behavior.


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