◎contents part 1 : the nature and extent of delinquency 1. what is delinquency and how does it differ from adult crime? 2. how is delinquency measured? 3. how much delinquency is there and is delinquency increasing? 4. who is most likely to engage in delinquency? part 2 : the causes of delinquency 5. what is a theory and how do we test theories? 6 strain theory : does strain or stress cause delinquency? 7. social learning theory : do individuals learn to be delinquent from others? 8. control theory : do weak controls result in delinquency? 9. reviewing and applying the major delinquency tehories 10. individual traits : what impact do individual traits have on delinquency? 11. the family : what impact does the family have on delinquency? 12. the social : what impact does the school have on delinquency? 13. delinquent peers and gangs : what impact do delinquent peer groups and gang have on delinquency? 14. what effects do religion, work, mass media, and the community have on delinquency? 15. delinquent situations, drugs, and guns : is delinquency more likely in certain types of situations-including situations where drugs and guns are present? 16. pulling it all together : is it possible to construct an integrated of general theory of delinquency?