| Description |
ix, 325 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Seven of the 12 papers are revisions of papers first presented at the symposium, held to honor H.D. McKay, and sponsored by the Institute for Juvenile Research and the Chicago Area Project. |
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Seven of the 12 papers are revisions of papers first presented at the symposium, held to honor H. D. McKay, and sponsored by the Institute for Juvenile Research and the Chicago Area Project. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: On criminology and criminologists: continuity, change, and criticism / James F. Short, Jr. -- pt. 1. Basic issues in the study of delinquency: Delinquent and society: the Shaw and McKay tradition / Harold Finestone -- Continuities in delinquency research / William Simon, Joseph E. Puntil, and Emil Peluso -- Settling the frontiers of a pioneer in American criminology: Henry McKay / Albert J. Reiss, Jr. -- pt. 2. Delinquents and gangs: Youth gangs in the urban crisis era / Walter B. Miller -- Gangs, politics, and the social order / James F. Short, Jr. -- pt. 3. Cross-cultural observations: Shaw-McKay theories of delinquency in cross-cultural context / S. Kirson Weinberg -- Community organization and property crime: a comparative study of social control in the slums of an African city / Marshall B. Clinard and Daniel J. Abbott -- pt. 4. Social theory and social policy: Restraint of trade, recidivism, and delinquent neighborhoods / Donald R. Cressey -- Labeling approach: problems and limits / Solomon Kobrin -- Marginal workers: some antecedents and implications of an idea from Shaw and McKay / Daniel Glaser -- Seriousness of crime and a policy of juvenile justice / Marvin E. Wolfgang -- Reflections of a former prison warden / Hans W. Mattick. |
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Juvenile delinquency -- Congresses.
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Juvenile delinquency. |
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McKay, Henry D. (Henry Donald), 1899-1980.
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McKay, Henry D. (Henry Donald), 1899-1980. |
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Shaw, Clifford R. (Clifford Robe), 1895-1957.
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Shaw, Clifford R. (Clifford Robe), 1895-1957. |
| Indexed Term |
United States Juvenile delinquency. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Short, James F.
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McKay, Henry D. (Henry Donald), 1899-1980.
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Abbott, Daniel J.
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Institute for Juvenile Research (Ill.)
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Chicago Area Project.
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| ISBN |
0226754685 |
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9780226754680 |
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0226754693 (paperback) |
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9780226754697 (paperback) |
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