Delinquency in Society:: Youth Crime in the 21st Century

John D. Hewitt is professor of sociology and criminal justice at Grand Valley State University. He received his BA degree in history, with a concentration in Far Eastern studies, from Western Washington State College (1968), and his Ph.D. Sociology from Washington State University (1975). Professor Hewitt is the author or co-author of four books and more than 30 articles on such topics as judicial sentencing, historical crime trends, victim-offender relationships in homicide, and the treatment of juvenile delinquency in China. His writings have been published in journals such asJustice Quarterly,Crime and Delinquency,Law and Human Behavior,Social Forces,Journal of Social Research, andLaw and Policy Quarterly.John Hewitt is the author of 'Delinquency in Society:: Youth Crime in the 21st Century', published 2007 under ISBN 9780073401546 and ISBN 0073401544.