NCJ Number
19671
Date Published
1972
Length
307 pages
Annotation
RESEARCH ON THE MEASUREMENT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, THE USE OF DEFINITIONS, AND A STUDY OF DELINQUENTS IN NEW YORK.
Abstract
FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON WHY ONE SHOULD STUDY MEASUREMENT, THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON STUDIES ON THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS. CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IS THEN GIVEN TO TOOLS AND DEFINITIONS, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF TRUANTS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE DELINQUENCY AND FOREIGN PARENTAGE, AND THE FEASIBILITY OF AREA DELINQUENCY RATES.