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Delinquent Problem-Solving: An Interpretive Framework for Criminological Theory and Research

TIMOTHY BREZINA

A sizable body of evidence suggests that much delinquency can be interpreted as a form of problem-solving behavior in response to the pressures of adolescence. Moreover, certain data indicate that delinquent responses are often experienced by the offender as a reasonably effective means of short-term coping. Thus, in contrast to pathological accounts, it may be legitimate to interpret much delinquency as a form of self-regulation. This article organizes the extant delinquency literature within a problem-solving framework, shows how a problem-solving perspective can shed additional light on the nature of adolescence-limited delinquency, and offers a number of novel research hypotheses to guide future research.

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 37, No. 1, 3-30 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0022427800037001001
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