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Juvenile delinquency : the core / Larry J. Siegel, Brandon C. Welsh.
Van Pelt Library HV9104 .S53 2005 1 v. + CD-ROM
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Siegel, Larry J., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile delinquency--United States.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- United States.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States--States.
- Juvenile corrections--United States.
- Juvenile corrections.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 443 pages : illustrations (some color), ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Belmont, Calif. : Thomson Wadsworth, [2005]
- System Details:
- System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (not NT)MAC OS 8.6+; Pentium II 233 MHz/Power PC processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-bit sound card; 800 x 600 16-bit high-color display; speakers or headphones; 8X CD-ROM drive.
- Summary:
- Siegel and Welsh's CORE presents theory, policy, and the latest research in one value-priced, student-friendly paperback! Praised as much for its authority and blabnce as it is for the authros' ability to fascinate and engage students in the juvenile delinquency course, this brief book -- together with its many FREE resources -- is an exceptional value. In 432 concise pages, Siegel and Welsh help students understand the nature of delinquency, its causes and correlates, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence. The authors review recent legal cases, research studies, and policy initiatives. This current Second Edition of JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THE CORE features a line-by-line update, new in-text learning aids, chapter-by-chapter connectivity with the Web, and a new Interactive Student CD-ROM automatically packaged FREE with every new copy of the text!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, glossary and indexes.
- "Student edition"--t.p. verso.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0534629822
- OCLC:
- 56497941
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