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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - A STUDY OF THE PROBLEM IN SPAIN

NCJ Number
31447
Date Published
1972
Length
314 pages
Annotation
THIRTEEN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SECOND AND THIRD COURSE COLLOQUIA ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY HELD AT THE INSTITUTE OF POLICE STUDIES, JUNE 22-27, 1970 AND JUNE 21-26, 1971, PLUS 17 MAJOR CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE CONFERENCES.
Abstract
PART ONE CONTAINS TWO PAPERS WHICH GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROBLEM IN SPAIN AND PERTINENT STATUTES. PART TWO GROUPS FOUR PAPERS WHICH EXAMINE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. THE FIVE PAPERS IN PART THREE DISCUSS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR SPECIALLY-TRAINED TEACHERS FOR THE MALADJUSTED. CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION COVER THE NEED FOR SPECIAL POLICE YOUTH UNITS, EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION OF JUVENILES PLACED ON PAROLE, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. --IN SPANISH