Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-206) and index.
Contents:
The ESIOM paradigm and its problems -- The insidious effects of economics and social stress on parenting -- Parenting, peers and delinquency -- Delinquency generation and the individual level -- Delinquency generation and the aggregate level -- An epidemic model of offender population growth -- Theories of crime and place -- Prevention.
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