Regoli, R. M., Hewitt, J. D., & DeLisi, M. (2014). Delinquency in Society . In R. M. Regoli, J. D. Hewitt, & M. DeLisi, Delinquency in Society . Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Whose interests are best served by radical nonintervention polices? Is it more important to protect delinquents from having a deviant label affixed to them or to protect society from delinquency
If most adolescents “age out” of delinquency, why spend time and money on delinquency prevention?
Is there a place for “get tough on crime” initiatives within developmental theory? Can a “scared straight” program or a boot camp program be considered a turning point?
Inadequate parental socialization may produce children with low self-control. Based on the disproportion role of women in parenting and nurturing, are they to blame for children having low self-control? Or are “deadbeat” dads the main culprits in producing children with low self-control?
