Publisher's Synopsis
In volume one of this valuable addition to The International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology, the reader is provided with a sequential 'unfolding' of the theories and debates about youth crime, deviance and delinquency. The selection of articles for volume two represents the history of empirical investigation within this field. Principally this is a history reflecting one of the ironies of a developing modernity, that 'youth' as a social category, has been seen as a source of both promise and problems. Combined together, these two volumes offer an informative insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the youth deviance research field.
