Shoemaker, Donald J <br/><br/>
Theories of delinquency :   an examination of explanations of delinquent behavior /  
Donald J. Shoemaker. 
 - Third Edition 
 - New York :   Oxford University Press,   c1996. 
 - xi, 284 pages :   illustrations ;   21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/>1	Explanations of Delinquency	3<br/>2	The Classical School - Issues of Choice and Reasoning	12<br/>3	Biological and Biosocial Explanations	21<br/>4	Psychological Theories	47<br/>5	Social Disorganization and Anomie	75<br/>6	Lower-Class-Based Theories of Delinqueucy	103<br/>7	Interpersonal and Situational Explanations	134<br/>8	Control Theories	156<br/>9	Labeling Theory	191<br/>10	The Radical Theory of Delinquency	208<br/>11	Female Delinquency	226<br/>12	Delinquency Theory: An Integrative Approach	251<br/> 	Author Index	269<br/> 	Subject Index	281<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-19-508731-3 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Juvenile delinquency
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>DC 364.36  / Sh7