A dual taxonomy is presented to reconcile 2 incongruous facts about antisocial behavior:(a)
It shows impressive continuity over age, but (b) its prevalence changes dramatically over …

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic
Community (TC) theory and its practical" whole person" approach to the treatment of …

The social learning theory of crime integrates Edwin H. Sutherland's diff erential association
theory with behavioral learning theory. It is a widely accepted and applied approaches to …

In Criminological Theories, the noted criminologist Ronald Akers provides thorough
description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behavior …

Social learning theory has remained one of the core criminological paradigms over the last
four decades. Although a large body of scholarship has emerged testing various …

A high-quality friendship is characterized by high levels of prosocial behavior, intimacy, and
other positive features, and low levels of conflicts, rivalry, and other negative features …

Three theoretical models of the interrelations among associations with delinquent peers,
delinquent beliefs, and delinquent behavior are examined. The socialization model views …

Written by a child psychiatrist, a criminologist and a social psychologist, Antisocial Behavior
by Young People is a major international review of research evidence on antisocial …

This study examines whether structural properties of friendship networks condition the
association between friends' delinquency and an individual's own delinquent behavior. Data …

In the 20th century, childhood and adolescence came to be increasingly regarded as special
periods of development in which children were provided extra support to learn and develop …