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EFFECT OF INCOME ON DELINQUENCY (FROM ECONOMICS OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1976 BY LEE R MCPHETERS AND WILLIAM B STRONGE - SEE NCJ-37726)

NCJ Number
37736
Author(s)
B M FLEISHER
Date Published
1976
Length
25 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A STUDY TO DISCOVER WHETHER LOW INCOME IS A CAUSE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND, IF SO, TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OF ITS IMPORTANCE.
Abstract
LINEAR ANALYSES OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND FAMILY STRUCTURE VARIABLES RESULTED IN A FINDING OF A NEGATIVE EFFECT OF INCOME ON DELINQUENCY. DATA USED INCLUDED 1960 CENSUS DATA AND INFORMATION ON ARRESTS AND COURT APPEARANCES FOR MALES IN THE SAMPLE POPULATIONS FOR 1958-1962.