{"product_id":"causes-of-delinquency-travis-hirschi-9780765809001","title":"Causes of Delinquency","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCauses of Delinquency\u003c\/em\u003e, Hirschi attempts to state and test a theory of delinquency, seeing in the delinquent a person relatively free of the intimate attachments, the aspirations, and the moral beliefs that bind most people to a life within the law. In prominent alternative theories, the delinquent appears either as a frustrated striver forced into delinquency by his acceptance of the goals common to us all, or as an innocent foreigner attempting to obey the rules of a society that is not in position to make the law or define conduct as good or evil. Hirschi analyzes a large body of data on delinquency collected in Western Contra Costa County, California, contrasting throughout the assumptions of the strain, control, and cultural deviance theories. He outlines the assumptions of these theories and discusses the logical and empirical difficulties attributed to each of them. Then draws from sources an outline of social control theory, the theory that informs the subsequent analysis and which is advocated here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften listed as a \"Citation Classic,\" \u003cem\u003eCauses of Delinquency\u003c\/em\u003e retains its force and cogency with age. It is an important volume and a necessary addition to the libraries of sociologists, criminologists, scholars and students in the area of delinquency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Travis Hirschi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765809001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765809001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.94w x 0.74d","brand":"Travis Hirschi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526205985023,"sku":"9780765809001","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4e0bf95-73ec-4f2c-b409-fdc5d071e899.jpg?v=1737555497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/causes-of-delinquency-travis-hirschi-9780765809001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}