Children and Crime

Children and Crime offers a multidisciplinary and research-based approach to the study of child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Connie Tang first examines children as victims of maltreatment, exploring how developmental trauma and societal factors influence children's behavior and psyche. Topics covered include neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse. Later chapters address how children come into conflict with the law and include discussions of gang membership and substance abuse. Engaging, real-life case studies illustrate the intersectionality of race, gender, and crime as well as the role of Child Protective Services and juvenile courts. In particular, Tang examines how experiences of abuse and neglect can play a later role in a child's delinquency. Children and Crime provides an innovative and accessible core text for psychology and social work courses in child maltreatment, neglect, and delinquency.