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Print Price: $109.99

Format:
Paperback
320 pp.
5 figures, 6" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199009275

Copyright Year:
2015

Imprint: OUP Canada


Teenage Troubles

Youth and Deviance in Canada, Fourth Edition

Julian Tanner

Written by one of Canada's foremost authorities on young offenders and youth crime, Teenage Troubles is a concise introduction to the study of youth deviance. Updated to include the latest statistics and cutting-edge examples, this is an essential resource for anyone seeking to fully understand the key issues central to youth deviance and crime in Canada today.

Readership : Teenage Troubles, fourth edition, is aimed at youth crime courses offered out of criminology and sociology departments at the second-, third-, and fourth-year levels.

Reviews

  • "This text offers an advanced critical examination of juvenile delinquency within a Canadian context. The discourse and narrative style is familiar, yet critical, and most certainly accessible for students."
    --Abigail Salole, Sheridan College

  • "Teenage Troubles presents material in a clear and concise manner and provides students with up-to-date research and evidence. . . . The Canadian focus allows students to better connect with the material."
    --Georgios Fthenos, Western University

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Deviant Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Problems
2. The Reality of Youth Problems: What Do We Know about Deviant and Delinquent Youth and How Do We Know It?
3. Cultures of Crime and Cultures of Resistance: The Development of Subcultural Theory in Anglo-North American Sociology
4. The Colour of Youth Crime NEW
5. Schooling and Its Discontents: Rebellion, Resistance, and Retribution
6. Making a Living: Street Youth, Crime, and Other Money-Making Strategies
7. Border Crossing? Youth Gangs and Guns in Canada
8. She's a Rebel? Female Deviance and Reactions to It
9. From Juvenile Delinquency to Youth Crime: How Canada Has Legislated and Responded to Young Offenders
10. Summary and Conclusions
Glossary
Notes
References
Index

Test Bank:
For each chapter:
10-20 multiple choice questions
2 short answer questions
E-Book (ISBN 9780199009282)

Julian Tanner is a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. His current research interests include youth gangs in Toronto, youth culture and patterns of musical consumption, and cultures of resistance and cultures of crime. His previous publications include (with Harvey Krahn and Tim Hartnagel) Fractured Transitions from School to Work (OUP USA, 1995), and the first three editions of Teenage Troubles (Nelson, 1996 and 2001; OUP, 2010). He has also written a number of book chapters and journal articles dealing with youth culture, pop music, and the sociology of work. Most recently, he was granted a research contract through the National Crime Prevention Centre to evaluate the Toronto Youth Gang Prevention Pilot Project. He is co-authoring a book on the findings of the project.

Youth at Risk and Youth Justice - Edited by John Winterdyk and Russell Smandych
Youth and Society - Rob White, Johanna Wyn and Patrizia Albanese
Approaching Youth Studies - Kate Tilleczek
Crime in Canadian Context - William O'Grady
Deviance, Crime, and Control - Lorne Tepperman and Alex Tepperman
Crime and Criminology - Rob White, Fiona Haines and Lauren Eisler
Understanding Deviance - David Downes, Paul Rock and Chris McCormick

Special Features

  • Written by a renowned Canadian academic, this text is relevant and engaging to students in this country.
  • Real-world examples and cutting-edge research includes up-to-date perspectives from current events, government policy, and the justice system.
  • In-depth coverage of female delinquency - a topic often overlooked by traditional surveys of youth deviance - explores its distorted public image, patterns and incidence, and treatment by the criminal justice system.
  • Explores subcultural theory and its applications, covering the main arenas in which adolescent subcultures emerge: high school and the street.
  • Takes a critical approach by exploring the notion of adolescent crime, the policies implemented to control youth deviance, the conventional thinking of youthful misbehaviour, and the dangers of overreacting to youth problems.
New to this Edition
  • A new chapter on "race," ethnicity, and crime provides students with an in-depth look at discrimination, racial profiling, hate crimes, and other pressing issues. (Ch. 4)
  • Expanded coverage of juvenile justice legislation - including the Juvenile Delinquents Act, the Young Offenders Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act - illustrates how the juvenile justice system in Canada has developed over time.
  • Added coverage of female youth crime explores issues such as cyberbullying; gang activity; prostitution; and more.
  • New lists of further readings encourage students to engage in research and reflection beyond the classroom.