University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter I Concept of juvenile delinquency -- Chapter II Nature and extent of juvenile delinquency -- Chapter III Causation of juvenile delinquency -- Chapter IV Community programs for juvenile delinquency -- Chapter V Juvenile justice system.

"" Delinquency is generally thought to mean criminal behavior committed by juveniles under the legal age of adulthood. Breaking from the tradition of treating children as 'miniature adults', the start of the twentieth century witnessed a group of reformer in Chicago create the first juvenile court. The motivating idea was that children had special needs, and that to treat them like adults violated our ideals of fairness. The juvenile court was to act as a 'parent' for troubled youth whose own families could not, or did not, control them. The doctrine of 'parens patriae' led to profound changes in how juveniles were treated, not only for the commission of crimes, but also for a range of so-called 'status' offenses (truancy, use of profanity, sexual precocity, tobacco use, running away, and curfew violations). Although most theories of delinquency focus on criminal rather than status offenses, versatility is the hallmark of adolescent misbehavior." --Provided by the publisher

Adult

Purchased Pableo-Borbon, Deniebelle College of Criminology Criminology

Purchased Pableo-Borbon, Deniebelle College of Criminology Criminology

Purchased Pableo-Borbon, Deniebelle College of Criminology Criminology

Purchased Pableo-Borbon, Deniebelle College of Criminology Criminology

Purchased Pableo-Borbon, Deniebelle College of Criminology Criminology

Text in English