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FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CAUSATION (FROM JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - A SOCIOLOGICAL READER, 1976, BY JAMES O. STANDLEY - SEE NCJ-41499)

NCJ Number
41504
Author(s)
T F MARSHALL; A M MASON
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE ILLUSTRATES THE TYPES OF POPULATIONS THAT MOST READILY FIT PRESENT THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
IT WAS THE AUTHORS' INTENTION TO PROVIDE AN OUTLINE FOR DIFFERENTIATING ONE SORT OF JUVENILE POPULATION FROM ANOTHER, SO THAT DIFFERENCES IN THE RATES OF INCREASE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CAN BE DETECTED, THEREBY ALLOWING A MORE SOPHISTICATED CAUSAL ANALYSIS. THE ARTICLE COVERS THE CORRELATION OF CLASSIFICATION WITH THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS, THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY, AND THE DYNAMIC SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT CAN AFFECT A CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP

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