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Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by J. David Hawkins is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer this question by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The contributors offer perspectives on antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- J. David Hawkins
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521473224
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Social Science, Science, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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