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This ethnic and racially diverse text traces the growth and development of the juvenile delinquent field, with historical essays and contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, and relevant. The material has been selected from a wide range of sources using a variety of approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic and gripping journalistic accounts that portray the day-to-day life experiences of delinquent youths and the gritty realities of life on the streets. The reader will come away with a thorough understanding of the contributions of sociology to the sutdy of juvenile delinquency, and a firm grounding in the essential issues of the field.Ronald J. Berger is the author of 'The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency (Nelson-Hall Series in Sociology)', published 1996 under ISBN 9780830414161 and ISBN 0830414169.
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