The Delinquent Solution: A Study in Subcultural Theory

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First published in 1966, The Delinquent Solution presents a study of crime associated with the nature of subcultures. The book discusses issues such as the concept and theory of subcultures, the life of delinquent gangs, and the English experience of delinquent subcultures. It also takes an in-depth look at the Stepney and Poplar survey on crime from 1960, analysing both statistical data and more informal observations. Although the book was written over forty years ago, the issues discussed remain relevant and strong areas of interest. Cover Half Title Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1. THE CONCEPT OF THE DELINQUENT SUBCULTURE 2 . DELINQUENT GANGS 3. AMERICAN THEORISATION ON DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES I. The Focus of Attention II. Structural Location III. The Problems of Adjustment IV. The Subcultural Solution: (a) The Elimination of Guilt (b) Delinquent and Alternative Responses (c) Subcultural Differentiation V. The Stability of Delinquent Subcultures VI. Conclusions 4. EXTENSIONS AND CRITIQUES OF SUBCULTURAL THEORISATION (a) 'Limiting' critiques (b) ‘Extensive’ critiques (c) ‘Applied’ validation (d) ‘Basic’ validation (e) Conclusion 5. DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES— THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE I. The Working-Class ‘Subculture' II. The Non-existent Gang III. Delinquent Subcultures IV. ‘Teenage’ Culture V. Conclusions 6. DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES IN STEPNEY AND POPLAR: STATISTICAL SURVEY I. Predictions on Delinquency Distribution Inferred from Theory II. Patterns of Crime Commission In Stepney and Poplar Ill. Patterns of Delinquent Residence in Stepney and Poplar IV. Conclusions 7. DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES IN STEPNEY AND POPLAR: INFORMAL OBSERVATION (a) 'Gang' or Group? (b) Non-utilitarian (c) Malice (d) Negativism (e) Versatility (f) Short-run Hedonism (g) Group Autonomy Summary (b) Criminal (i) Conflict (j) Retreatist (k) Integrated/ Unintegrated Areas (l) Age-level Integration (m) Subcultural Integration Summary (n) Status Frustration (o) Alienation (p) Anomie (q) ‘Subterranean’ Values and Leisure Goals (r) ‘Sexual Deprivation' (s) Conclusion 8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS I. Summary II. Conclusions (a) Work and Education (b) Leisure BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX