Delinquency, development, and social policy / David E. Brandt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandt, David E.

Series:

Current perspectives in psychology.

Current perspectives in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquents--Mental health.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.

Juvenile delinquency--United States--Prevention.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Definitions and measures

Childhood and delinquency

Adolescence and delinquency

Social response : rehabilitation and retribution

Preventing juvenile delinquency

Summary and conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156) and index.

ISBN:

9786611729684

9781281729682

128172968X

9780300127775

0300127774

OCLC:

923589125