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Juvenile delinquency is one of the major psycho-social problems of behaviour deviation resulting from emotionless and non caring upaperbackringing 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. About the Author Rishipal is presently working as Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration, Indus Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jind, Haryana. His academic achievements include Phd, MBA, M.A. (Psychology and English), PG Diploma in Guidance and Counseling and PG Diploma in Training and Development Dr. Rishipal\'s areas of specialization are management , training and development , organizational behaviour, clinical psychology and counseling. Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction, Juvenile, Delinquency, Self-image, Emotional Competencies, Cognitive Style, Locus of Control Review of Studies, Juvenile Delinquency, Self-esteem, Emotional Competence, Cognitive Style, Locus of Control Importance, Objectives and Hypotheses, Juvenile Delinquency, Self-Image, Emotional Competence, Cognitive Style, Locus of Control, Objectives, Hypotheses Method, Design, Participants, Procedure, Tools Emotional Competence Test, Test of Cognitive Style, Locus of Control Scale Results, Results of Intergroup Comparisons, Results of Regression Analysis Discussion, Discussion of Intergroup Comparisons, Discussion of Regression Analysis Summary and Conclusion, Introduction, Hypotheses, Results Limitations and Suggestions, Limitations and Suggestions, Implication of Study Bibliography Index