Suchergebnisse

The discovery of childhood and its consequences -- The continuing evolution of the juvenile court system and its consequences -- Studying juvenile delinquency and juvenile delinquents -- The social distribution of delinquency and delinquents -- Explaining juvenile delinquency and delinquents -- Systems of control and the socialization of children -- What is the world coming to? (and what does it have to do with juvenile delinquency?)

This book is about cities. It is about city people - their origins, their problems, and the social arrangements which sustain them. It deals in the hard facts the scientist musters to document and explain, and in accounts of personal experience which enliven and enrich with the humanist's touch. The book brings together selections from what has come to be known as the "Chicago School" of urban sociology.

Increasingly, law and legal institutions must deal with hazards and their attendant risks. This special issue of Law and Policy examines a variety of organizational responses to this challenge. Examples of the behavior of firms and of regulatory agencies suggest the outlines of a sociolegai paradigm of risks and risk‐related behavior.