NCJ Number
34505
Journal
CRIMINOLOGY MADE IN CANADA Volume: 3 Issue: 1 & 2 Pages: 5-16
Date Published
Unknown
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A SYNTHESIS OF THE RESULTS OF SEVEN SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENCY STUDIES IN THE METROPOLITAN MONTREAL AREA ON THE EXTEND AND NATURE OF UNREPORTED JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
INVESTIGATED IS WHETHER JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS RELATED TO THE NORMAL PROCESS OF SOCIALIZATION AND INTERNALIZATION OF LEGAL AND SOCIETAL NORMS. ANALYSIS OF STUDY RESULTS INDICATED THAT OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE JUVENILES STUDIED REPORTED COMMITTED SOME ILLEGAL ACT FOR WHICH THEY HAD NOT BEEN 'CAUGHT' AND THAT LESS THAN 20 PERCENT COMMITTED MORE THAN A FEW MINOR OFFENSES. THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED 'CRIMES' INCLUDED TRUANCY, DRINKING, HAVING SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, AND MISDEMEANOR SHOPLIFTING. THE MORE SERIOUS CRIMES, SUCH AS FELONY THEFT, STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT, VANDALISM WERE REPORT LEAST OFTEN. DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSES RELATED TO SEX, AGE, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ARE EXAMINED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. --IN FRENCH. INTRODUCTION IN ENGLISH