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'Hidden Delinquency' in Korea

NCJ Number
106656
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1987) Pages: 425-432
Author(s)
Y-H Shim
Date Published
1987
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Self-reported misbehavior among Korean youths is reported for samples of male workers and high school students in Kwanju, Chonnam, Korea.
Abstract
The data indicate that petty misconduct is widespread, but serious delinquency is much less common. Differential handling of juvenile offenders is also examined, as are causal factors in delinquency. (Author abstract)