Sect. 1. Nature and Extent of Delinquency -- Ch. 1. Defining Delinquency -- Ch. 2. Measuring Delinquency -- Sect. 2. Delinquency Theories -- Ch. 3. Choice and Biological Theories -- Ch. 4. Psychological Theories -- Ch. 5. Sociological Theories: Cultural Deviance, Strain, and Social Control -- Ch. 6. Sociological Theories: Labeling and Conflict -- Ch. 7. Developmental Theories -- Ch. 8. Female Delinquency Theories -- Sect. 3. The Social Context of Delinquency -- Ch. 9. The Family and Delinquency -- Ch. 10. Schools and Delinquency -- Ch. 11. Violence, Drug Use, and Delinquency -- Ch. 12. Peer Group and Gang Delinquency -- Sect. 4. Special Topics -- Ch. 13. The Juvenile Justice System -- Ch. 14. Delinquency Prevention.