Delinquency in Adolescence

This volume provides a clear and concise review of a topic of current and continuing importance - the psychological and sociological research on the correlates and treatment of delinquent behaviour. The authors identify critical issues and present major trends and developments in the field. Correlates are examined within a multidimensional framework that considers both the characteristics of adolescents and the key systems - family, peer, school and neighbourhood - in which adolescents are embedded. There are sections devoted to female, sexual and violent offenders, and empirically-based causal models of delinquent behaviour. The authors review the latest treatment approaches which address adolescent correlates and systemic correlates of delinquency, and they suggest directions for future research.Henggeler, Scott W. is the author of 'Delinquency in Adolescence' with ISBN 9780803932814 and ISBN 0803932812.