NCJ Number
30167
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Dated: (FALL 1975) Pages: 223-236
Date Published
1975
Length
14 pages
Annotation
STUDY DESIGNED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN TYPE OF DISPOSITION IMPOSED ON JUVENILES COMING BEFORE THE COURT ON DELINQUENCY CHARGES AND RECIDIVISM RATES FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.
Abstract
RECIDIVISM RATES FOR JUVENILES IN AN UNNAMED AFFLUENT SUBURBAN AREA. THE STUDY FOCUSES ON THE RECIDIVISM OF THOSE YOUTHS WHO HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE COURT FOR THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF ACTS WHICH WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS 'CRIMINAL' IN NATURE IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT. THE FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT DISPOSITION OF CASES AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)