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Juvenile Delinquency By William E. Thompson

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Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach by William E. Thompson

Taking a sociological approach, this text discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from the youth's family, neighborhood, school, peer group, social class, and overall cultural and social environment. The authors incorporate contributions from sociologists, psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other specialists who have sought to understand, explain, control, and prevent juvenile delinquency.

About William E. Thompson

William E. Thompson was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was the first member of his family to receive a high school diploma. He received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University, a master's degree from Missouri State University, and earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Oklahoma State University. Thompson has authored and coauthored more than fifty articles published in professional journals, including dozens reprinted in textbooks and anthologies. He is the coauthor of Society in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology (now in its 7th edition), one of the leading textbooks in introductory sociology courses, and Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach (in its 8th edition), a leading textbook in the area of delinquency studies. He also has coauthored an anthology on classic and contemporary readings in juvenile delinquency, a small treatise on sociology and mass media, and is the author of The Glass House, a life-story of his mother's courageous battle with cancer.

Thompson began his college teaching career at the University of Tulsa. He spent the next ten years at Emporia State University, where he served as Chair of the Division of Sociology, Family Sciences, and Anthropology. Thompson then moved to Texas A&M University-Commerce, where he served five years as Head of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, and is currently a Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He has also taught for the University of Southern Mississippi in the British Studies Program in London and the Caribbean Studies Program in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. He also has been an invited Guest Lecturer on Juvenile Crime and the Media at Shanghai Normal University and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in China.

In 1993, Thompson received an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Texas Association of College Teachers, and in 1994, he won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Teaching at Texas A&M-Commerce. In 1996, Thompson was named the Outstanding Alumnus by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Northeastern State University. In 2009 he received the prestigious "Spirit of Mayo Award" named after Texas A&M University-Commerce's founder and awarded by the president for outstanding commitment to undergraduate students' success.

Dr. Thompson has been married to his wife Marilyn for 37 years. They have two grown children and one grandchild. For fun, Thompson plays drums in a rock `n roll band and rides his motorcycle.

Table of Contents

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PART ONE: Conformity, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 1: Juvenile Delinquency: The Act, the Actor, and the Audience

Chapter 2: A Sociological Approach to Delinquency

Chapter 3: Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency

PART TWO: Causes of Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 4: Classical, Biological and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 5: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Strain and Cultural Transmission Theories

Chapter 6: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Learning and Social Control Theories

Chapter 7: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Labeling and Radical/Conflict Theories

Chapter 8: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency andthe Ongoing Process of Integrative Theory Building

PART THREE: Juvenile Delinquency in a Social Context

Chapter 9: The Family and Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 10: Schools and Delinquency Chapter 11: The Youth Subculture and Delinquency

Chapter 12: Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency


PART FOUR: Applied Theory: Social Control and the Juvenile Justice System

Chapter 13: Juveniles and the Police

Chapter 14: Juvenile Courts

Chapter 15: Juvenile Corrections

PART FIVE: Applied Theory: Strategies for Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 16: Treatment and Prevention Strategies

Chapter 17: Rethinking the Delinquency Problem




COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:


PART ONE: Conformity, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency

INTRODUCTION: The Sociological Perspective and Focus on Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 1: Juvenile Delinquency: The Act, the Actor, and the Audience

What Is Juvenile Delinquency?

An Integrated Definition of Delinquency

Chapter 2: A Sociological Approach to Delinquency

The Sociological Perspective

The Social Nature of Humans

Norms

Sources of Norms

Folkways, Mores, and Laws

Marginality

Normative Behavior: Conformity

Deviant Behavior: Nonconformity

Negative Aspects of Deviance

Positive Aspects of Deviance

Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 3: Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile Delinquency Data

Official Sources of Delinquency Information

The Composite Delinquent Profile: Typical or Stereotypical?

Unofficial Sources of Delinquency Information

The Magnitude and Trends of Juvenile Delinquency

Addendum: A Balanced Perspective on Youth

PART TWO: Causes of Juvenile Delinquency

INTRODUCTION: Theory and the Etiology of Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 4: Classical, Biological and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency

The Link between Biology and Behavior: Myths and Folklore

The Classical School of Criminological Thought

The Positive School of Criminology

Twentieth-Century Constitutional Typologies

The Continuing Search for the Biological Connection

Sociobiological Explanations

The Psychogenic Approach and the Medical Model

The Discovery of the Unconscious

The Formation of Personality

Freudian Theory as an Explanation of Crime and Delinquency

Psychoanalysis

The Medical Model: Delinquent Acts as Symptoms

Conduct Disorders and Risk/Needs Assessment

Other Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter 5: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Strain and Cultural Transmission Theories

Theory

Social Strain Theories

Agnew's General Strain Theory

Cultural Transmission Theories

Chapter 6: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Learning and Social Control Theories

Social Learning Theories

Social Control Theories

Chapter 7: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Labeling and Radical/Conflict Theories

Labeling Theories

Radical Theories

Chapter 8: Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency andthe Ongoing Process of Integrative Theory Building

Short-run Hedonism: "Delinquency is fun!"

Maturation and Life Course Theories

Making Decisions for Delinquency: Rational Choice Theory

The Punishment Response: Deterrence Theory

Explaining Female Delinquency

Back to the Future: The Prospects and Direction for New Theory Building

PART THREE: Juvenile Delinquency in a Social Context

INTRODUCTION: Collective Behavior and Social Groupings

Chapter 9: The Family and Juvenile Delinquency

The Changing Role of the Family

Increasing Importance of the Nuclear Family and the Creation of "Adolescence"

The Family as an Agent of Socialization

Working Mothers and Juvenile Delinquency

Other Family Variables and Juvenile Delinquency

Single-Parent Families and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 10: Schools and Delinquency

The School as an Arena

Schools and the Socialization Process

Juvenile Delinquency and the School Experience

Schools as a Screening Device

Schools as "Combat Zones"

School as Bureaucracy

Schools and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 11: The Youth Subculture and Delinquency

Culture, Subcultures, and Countercultures

The Creation of a Youth Subculture

Role of the Youth Subculture

Distinctive Elements of the Youth Subculture

The Youth Subculture and Juvenile Delinquency

Youth Countercultures and Delinquency

The Youth Subculture and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 12: Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency

The Solitary Delinquent

Group Delinquency

Dyads and Triads

Play Groups

Juvenile Gangs

Contemporary Youth Gangs in the United States

Motives for Gang Membership

Gang Organization

Composition of Gang Membership

Gang Violence

Explanatory Theories of Gang Formation and Behavior: A Summary and Synthesis

PART FOUR: Applied Theory: Social Control and the Juvenile Justice System

INTRODUCTION: Elements of Social Control

Chapter 13: Juveniles and the Police

Juvenile Encounters with Police

Policing Juveniles

Police Discretion in Handling Juveniles

Police and Due Process

Police, Community Policing, and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 14: Juvenile Courts

Historical Background of the Juvenile Court

The Child Savers Movement

The Juvenile Court

Juvenile Courts and Due Process

Juvenile Court Procedures

The Role of Attorneys in Juvenile Court

Criticisms of the Juvenile Court

The Multifaceted Juvenile Court

The Future of the Juvenile Court

Chapter 15: Juvenile Corrections

Social Control and Deterrence Theory

Voluntary Social Control

Informal Social Control

Formal Social Control

Capital Punishment for Juveniles and Roper v. Simmons

Deinstitutionalization, Community Corrections, and Diversion

Evaluation of Deinstitutionalization, Community Corrections, and Diversion

PART FIVE: Applied Theory: Strategies for Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency

INTRODUCTION: Approaching Treatment and Prevention in a Social Context

Chapter 16: Treatment and Prevention Strategies

Treatment Ideology and Delinquency Treatment Programs

Prevention Ideology and Delinquency Prevention Programs

Sociological Approaches to Delinquency Treatment and Prevention

Mobilizing the Community to Prevent Delinquency

Evaluation of Delinquency Treatment and Prevention Strategies

Chapter 17: Rethinking the Delinquency Problem

The Social Nature of Juvenile Delinquency

Eliminating the Marginal Status of Juveniles

Standardization or Elimination of Juvenile Codes

Decriminalization of Status Offenses

Revision of the Juvenile Court

Modification of Juvenile Corrections

Strengthening the Family

Changing the Educational System

Redefining Juvenile Delinquency

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CIN0205665713VG
9780205665716
0205665713
Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach by William E. Thompson
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Pearson Education (US)
2009-07-09
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