NCJ Number
84061
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1982) Pages: 426-449
Date Published
1982
Length
24 pages
Annotation
An Illinois statewide program to remove status offenders from detention was a partial success.
Abstract
Substantially fewer youths were referred to detention but more youths than expected were classified as detainable and subjected to court and agency processing. This may have been due in large measure to organizational self-interest and the weakness or fragmentation of community structure. (Author abstract)