The Many Faces of Youth Crime

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Theory and Design

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to the International Self-Report Study of Delinquency (ISRD-2)

      • Josine Junger-Tas, Ineke Haen Marshall

      Pages 3-20

   3. Methodology and Design of the ISRD-2 Study

      • Ineke Haen Marshall, Dirk Enzmann

      Pages 21-65

3. Extent and Nature of Problem Behaviour of Young People

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Delinquent Behaviour in 30 Countries

      • Josine Junger-Tas

      Pages 69-93

   3. Juvenile Victimization from an International Perspective

      • Beata Gruszczyńska, Sonia Lucia, Martin Killias

      Pages 95-116

   4. Substance Use of Young People in 30 Countries

      • Majone Steketee

      Pages 117-141

   5. Social Responses to Offending

      • Dirk Enzmann

      Pages 143-182

4. Testing Competing Explanations of Problem Behaviour

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. The Importance of the Family

      • Josine Junger-Tas

      Pages 185-209

   3. The School and its Impact on Delinquency

      • Sonia Lucia, Martin Killias, Josine Junger-Tas

      Pages 211-235

   4. The Lifestyles of Youth and Their Peers

      • Majone Steketee

      Pages 237-255

   5. The Neighbourhood Context

      • Josine Junger-Tas, Majone Steketee, Harrie Jonkman

      Pages 257-284

   6. The Generalizability of Self-Control Theory

      • Ineke Haen Marshall, Dirk Enzmann

      Pages 285-325

5. Theoretical and Policy Implications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327

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   2. Concluding Observations: The Big Picture

      • Josine Junger-Tas, Dirk Enzmann, Majone Steketee, Ineke Haen Marshall

      Pages 329-353

6. The Generalizability of Self-Control Theory

   • Ineke Haen Marshall, Dirk Enzmann

   Pages E1-E7

7. Back Matter

   Pages 355-367

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This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the second International Self-Report Delinquency study (ISRD-2). An earlier volume, Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond (Springer, 2010) focused mainly on the findings with regard to delinquency, victimization and substance use in each of the individual participating ISRD-2 countries. The Many Faces of Youth Crime is based on analysis of the merged data set and has a number of unique features:  The analyses are based on an unusually large number of respondents (about 67,000 7th, 8th and 9th graders) collected by researchers from 31 countries;  It includes reports on the characteristics, experiences and behaviour of first and second generation migrant youth from a variety of cultures;  It is one of the first large-scale international studies asking 12-16 year olds about their victimization experiences (bullying, assault, robbery, theft);  It describes both intriguing differences between young people from different countries and country clusters in the nature and extent of delinquency, victimization and substance use, as well as remarkable cross-national uniformities in delinquency, victimization, and substance use patterns;  A careful comparative analysis of the social responses to offending and victimization adds to our limited knowledge on this important issue;  Detailed chapters on the family, school, neighbourhood, lifestyle and peers provide a rich comparative description of these institutions and their impact on delinquency;  It tests a number of theoretical perspectives (social control, self-control, social disorganization, routine activities/opportunity theory) on a large international sample from a variety of national contexts;  It combines a theoretical focus with a thoughtful consideration of the policy implications of the findings;  An extensive discussion of the ISRD methodology of ‘flexible standardization’ details the challenges of comparative research. The book consists of 12 chapters, which also may be read individually by those interested in particular special topics (for instance, the last chapter should be of special interest to policy makers). The material is presented in such a way that it is accessible to more advanced students, researchers and scholars in a variety of fields, such as criminology, sociology, deviance, social work, comparative methodology, youth studies, substance use studies, and victimology.

• Family Studies
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Macro-Sociology
• Substance Abuse
• Victim Studies
• Youth Crime

• Willem Pompe Institute, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

  Josine Junger-Tas

• Dept. Sociology, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

  Ineke Haen Marshall

• Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Dirk Enzmann

• Kriminologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

  Martin Killias

• Verwey-Jonker Instituut, Utrecht, Netherlands

  Majone Steketee

• Fac. Law & Administration, University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

  Beata Gruszczynska

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