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Delinquency, Development, and Social Policy

Delinquency, Development, and Social Policy

Hardcover

Series: Current Perspectives in Psychology

CriminologyGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 030010894X
ISBN13: 9780300108941
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Jan 1 2006
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.54
Language: English

In this book, David E. Brandt examines the legal, psychological, and cultural issues relevant to understanding antisocial behavior in adolescence. Based on his own research and a broad analysis of recent work in the field, Brandt identifies the factors that are common in cases of delinquency.

The discussion considers the long-term effects of social issues such as poverty as well as psychological issues such as the high levels of stress and anxiety suffered during childhood by many delinquents. He shows how a failure to meet the developmental needs of children--at both the family level and at a broader social and political level--is at the core of the problem of juvenile delinquency. Brandt concludes with an inquiry into how best to prevent delinquency. Programs that address the developmental needs of children, Brandt argues, are more effective than policing, juvenile courts, or incarceration.

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