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"This remarkable guide to delinquency studies was co-winner of the 1968 C. Wright Mills Award for the best book in the field of social problems. The work is in effect three books in one: a forthright account of how to analyze survey data, a penetrating critique of delinquency research, and a set of original essays on methodology. It is a landmark work that continues to serve as an essential tool for those who both study and want to learn about deviance. In the new introduction, Travis Hirschi describes the setting in which 'Delinquency Research' was written, noting that it exudes a confident…
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 1995Transaction Publishers · 280 pages · 9781560008439
- Other · English · 2017Routledge · 312 pages · 9781351288965
- Other · English · 2017Taylor & Francis Group · 312 pages · 9781138522091
- Other · English · 2017Taylor & Francis Group · 312 pages · 9781351288934
Juvenile delinquencyResearchStudy and teachingJuvenile offendersSocial workSociologyCriminology ResearchSocial Science