GROUP VIOLATIONS, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND OFFICIAL DELINQUENCY

• NCJ Number: 11398
• Journal: Social Forces Volume: 52 Issue: 1 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1973) Pages: 41-52
• Author(s): M L Erickson
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina Press
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF CHARACTERICS OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENT BOYS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES SEVERAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN (1) OFFICIAL DELINQUENCY, (2) SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND (3) THE GROUP CONTEXT OF DELINQUENT ACTS (BASED ON DATA INDEPENDENT OF OFFICIAL RECORDS). FROM SELF-REPORTED DATA, GROUP VIOLATION RATES AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF GROUP VIOLATIONS ARE EXAMINED FOR DIFFERENT OFFENSES AMONG SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CATEGORIES. THE EXTENT TO WHICH GROUP VIOLATION RATES, THE FREQUENCY OF SELF-REPORTED LONE AND GROUP OFFENSES, AND OFFICIAL REFERRALS (ARRESTS) CAN BE PREDICTED FROM SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IS ALSO EXPLORED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)