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Delinquency in Society(7th Edition) Youth Crime in the 21st Century by RobertM. Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Matt Delisi Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 2007 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ISBN-13: 978-0-07-340154-6, ISBN: 0-07-340154-4
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Delinquency in Society(6th Edition) by RobertM. Regoli, John D. Hewitt Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2005 by Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ISBN-13: 978-0-07-298968-7, ISBN: 0-07-298968-8
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Delinquency in Society(2nd Edition) A Child-Centered Approach by RobertM. Regoli, John D. Hewitt Hardcover, 500 Pages, Published 1993 by Mcgraw-Hill College ISBN-13: 978-0-07-051333-4, ISBN: 0-07-051333-3
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"... quo warranto proceedings, and proceedings to remove the prosecutor's name
from the rolls of the courts. They are useful in cases of incompetency or when
sufficient proof of corruption is not available. Criminal remedies involve
indictment for misconduct in office based on nonfeasance, malfeasance, or
misfeasance. Use of criminal prosecution is a more potent weapon against
organized crime. 189 Chang, D. H., and C. H. Zastrow. "P ..."