00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094627.0 260919s2011 ii 00 0 eng d 9789350180181 Rishi Pal Psychological Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency / Rishi Pal. New Delhi Readworthy Press Corporation 2011. Juvenile delinquency is one of the major psycho-social problems of behaviour deviation resulting from emotionless and non caring upbringing of the children. It is believed to be the widest gateway to crime. That at is why,, a comprehensive study of delinquency is essential in order to prevent or reduce criminality. This is book fills in that gap. It attempts to examine some important psychological dimensions of juvenile delinquency such as self-image, emotional competence, cognitive style and the locus of control among different kinds of delinquents. A comparison is also made of different psychological dimensions of the juvenile delinquents with those of the normal children to delineate the psychological factors related to the development of maladaptive or delinquent behaviour in the juveniles. Juvenile delinquency--India--Delhi--Psychological aspects. Juvenile delinquency--India--Haryana--Psychological aspects. Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects--India--Delhi. Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects--India--Haryana. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General bisacsh