TY - BOOK AU - Agnew,Robert AU - Brezina, Timothy TI - Juvenile delinquency : causes and control. SN - 9780190641610 AV - HV9069.A55 U1 - 364.36 22 PY - 2018/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Juvenile delinquency N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-611) and indexes; Contents: What is delinquency and how does it differ from adult crime? -- How is delinquency measured? -- How much delinquency is there, and is delinquency increasing? -- Who is most likely to engage in delinquency? -- What is a theory and how do we test theories ? -- The life course -- I delinquency more likely in certain situations? -- Group differences in delinquency -- Individual traits -- Pulling it all together -- Policies and programs -- The police -- Juvenile courts and corrections -- The juvenile justice system -- The strategies of deterrence and incapacitation -- Th e strategies of prevention and rehabilitation -- What should we do to reduce delinquency? ER -