{"product_id":"9781441994547","title":"The Many Faces of Youth Crime: Contrasting Theoretical Perspectives on Juvenile Delinquency across Countries and Cultures","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Many Faces of Youth Crime: Contrasting Theoretical Perspectives on Juvenile Delinquency across Countries and Cultures\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJunger-Tas, Josine; Marshall, Ineke Haen; Enzmann, Dirk; Killias, Martin; Steketee, Majone; Gruszczynska, Beata\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the second International Self-Report Delinquency study (ISRD-2). An earlier volume, Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond (Springer, 2010) focused mainly on the findings with regard to delinquency, victimization and substance use in each of the individual participating ISRD-2 countries. The Many Faces of Youth Crime is based on analysis of the merged data set and has a number of unique features:\n\tThe analyses are based on an unusually large number of respondents (about 67,000 7th, 8th and 9th graders) collected by researchers from 31 countries;\n\tIt includes reports on the characteristics, experiences and behaviour of first and second generation migrant youth from a variety of cultures;\n\tIt is one of the first large-scale international studies asking 12-16 year olds about their victimization experiences (bullying, assault, robbery, theft);\n\tIt describes both intriguing differences between young people from different countries and country clusters in the nature and extent of delinquency, victimization and substance use, as well as remarkable cross-national uniformities in delinquency, victimization, and substance use patterns;\n\tA careful comparative analysis of the social responses to offending and victimization adds to our limited knowledge on this important issue;\n\tDetailed chapters on the family, school, neighbourhood, lifestyle and peers provide a rich comparative description of these institutions and their impact on delinquency;\n\tIt tests a number of theoretical perspectives (social control, self-control, social disorganization, routine activities\/opportunity theory) on a large international sample from a variety of national contexts;\n\tIt combines a theoretical focus with a thoughtful consideration of the policy implications of the findings;\n\tAn extensive discussion of the ISRD methodology of ‘flexible standardization’ details the challenges of comparative research.\nThe bookconsists of 12 chapters, which also may be read individually by those interested in particular special topics (for instance, the last chapter should be of special interest to policy makers). The material is presented in such a way that it is accessible to more advanced students, researchers and scholars in a variety of fields, such as criminology, sociology, deviance, social work, comparative methodology, youth studies, substance use studies, and victimology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781441994547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-9455-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 367\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672160911500,"sku":"9781441994547","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781441994547.jpg?v=1776520920","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781441994547","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}