NCJ Number
80776
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1981) Pages: 425-438
Date Published
1981
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This article examines the life experiences involved in delinquency devolution for one former juvenile offender.
Abstract
Delinquency evolves from the interplay of specific life experiences. It may also devolve in a similar manner. Yet few social scientists have studied the devolutionary aspect of delinquency. Instead, the major emphasis has remained concerned with continued deviance and pathology. This article attempts to offer a fresh, more positive approach. (Author abstract)