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FAMILY DISSOCIATION AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

NCJ Number
40949
Journal
ANNALES DE VAUCRESSON Issue: 12 Dated: (1974) Pages: 119-141
Author(s)
C LEOMANT
Date Published
1974
Length
23 pages
Annotation
A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE FAMILY CHARACTERISTCS OF FRENCH JUVENILE DELINQUENTS PROVIDES NO PROOF FOR THE THEORY THAT FAMILY DISSOCIATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THE ANALYSIS IN THIS PAPER POINTS OUT THAT JUVENILE DELINQUENTS ARE NOT, IN THE MAIN PART, FROM DISSOCIATED FAMILIES. LIMITATIONS IN THE ANALYSIS AND THE AVAILABLE DATA ARE NOTED, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ANALYSES ARE PROVIDED. --IN FRENCH. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH...DMC