Recent Book: The Reason: Juvenile Delinquency and its Origins
| Date | 01 April 1980 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X8005300217 |
| Published date | 01 April 1980 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
police really expect to be able to change
their traditional ethos in favour of the
status quo, in order to "police freedom"?
I hope the answer is, yes.
T. A.
CRITCHLEY
M.W.
could deny
that
the percentage of these
offenders in our prisons is high, arguably
too high. The problem is to find
acceptable alternative ways to deal with
the types described in this study. The
author
devotes a chapter to alternatives
to prison. He comments on the probation
service and community service order.
This material provides the basis for
informed discussion on an important
issue in
our
society. It provides the
opportunity to develop a greater
awareness of petty offenders in prison.
IThe book provides an interesting,
thought provoking read.
AIMED AT THE PUBLIC
GODFREY
SANDYS-WINSCH,
B.A. (CANTAB): Gun Law.
Shaw &Sons. £3.80.
In this, the third edition of the book, comprehend. After reading this section a
the
author
sets out to provide an easy
parent/teacher/guardian
may still need
reference to the possessor, or the clarification on individual cases.
prospective posessor, of a firearm. In it In dealing
withthe
Law on Poaching,
he deals initially and at great length with the
author
has condensed the many
the definitions of various classes of Statutes dealing with this subject into
weapon and succeeds in translating easy to read sections. By and large he
complicated legislation into easily succeeds in providing the reader with a
understood, everyday language. He clear reference to this subject. Aimed
progresses to explaining the need for primarily at the general public, the book
various Police certificates and the succeeds in its objectives.
layman would clearly understand when The book may also be of use to a
he needs a certificate, how to obtain it young Police Officer wishing to expand
and the various conditions to be adhered his knowledge on Firearms for, in
to when possessing a weapon. addition to the main content, the book is
The
author
endeavours to simplify the supported by an excellent set of
complexities of Firearms Law in relation annotations highlighting the important
to Ages and even to the trained Police decided cases on the subject.
Officer this subject is difficult to R.C.
GEOFF
WILKINS:
Making them Pay.
N.A.C.R.O.84p.
Any police officer who reads this book
will feel he is in familiar territory. The
book is the result of a study at a
Birmingham prison. The object of the
study was to find out more
about
"those
who should not be there". At the centre
we find civil prisoners, fine defaulters
and
other
petty offenders. The study is
critical of some of the groups involved in
the process of imprisonment and the
systems within which they work.
The individual cases reported here
follow a pattern familiar to police
officers. Drunks, petty offenders and fine
defaulters find there way into prison
following brief court appearances. Few
THE REASON?
RICHARD
E.
JOHNSON:
Juvenile Delinquency and its Origins.
Cambridge University Press
-'
£9.50.
Anyone who has studied juvenile values have all been found to have some
delinquency will know
that
there are influence on the juvenile who becomes
numerous theories
about
its causes. The delinquent.
author
of this book attempts to The
author
provides a very good
demonstrate
that
the many theories on summary of the major delinquency
juvenile
delinquency
need
not
theories and examines very carefully the
necessarily be in competition with each important studies
that
demonstrate the
other. At afirst look, this statement theories. Then follows an attempt to
appears optimistic. Social class, the construct a single model of causation
family, school, delinquent associates and from the divergent theories. At this stage
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