A comprehensive treatment that examines juvenile delinquency from several perspectives...This newly revised edition captures the current public and political climate surrounding delinquency and youth crime, paying more attention to gangs and the policies initiated to deal with them and to the debate on the media's role in generating juvenile violence. That said, it is important to note that the authors place their subject in context. This, juvenile delinquency and youth crime are treated as one dimension of the crime problem--not necessarily the most alarming dimension when one considers the full range of adult criminal activity, but one that has nonetheless generated grave concerns.

Preface

Chapter 1 An Overview of Social-Cultural Contexts Related to Juvenile Delinquency in South Korea

Chapter 2 Aggression and Violent Behavior Among Korean Adolescents: Personal Factors and Gender Differences

Chapter 3 Aggression among Korean Adolescents: Influences of Family, Personality, Coping Strategy, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Aggressive Impulsiveness

Chapter 4 Substance Use and Delinquency Among Korean Adolescents

Chapter 5 Discriminative Factor Analysis of Delinquent Behavior in South Korea

Chapter 6 Intra-Familial Sexual Abuse (Incest) Among Korean Adolescents

Chapter 7 Structural Model of Delinquent Behavior Influenced by Media Violence in South Korea

Chapter 8 Development of a Media Violence Scale Related to Juvenile Delinquency

Index