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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - DATA, BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENTS - WEST GERMANY

NCJ Number
29710
Author(s)
L PONGRATZ; M SCHAEFER; P JUERGENSEN; D WEISSE
Date Published
1975
Length
160 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF POLICE AND YOUTH BUREAU RECORDS OF 1,200 OFFENDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21 WHO WERE ARRESTED BETWEEN 1956 AND 1965 IN AN URBAN AND IN A RURAL AREA IN WEST GERMANY.
Abstract
THE RECORDS ARE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE TRENDS IN CRIME BY YOUNG PERSONS AS WELL AS CRIME CAUSES IN TERMS OF SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE OFFENDERS. EXAMINED ARE FACTORS IN THE OFFENDERS' FAMILIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, AND SCHOOL SITUATIONS AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES. --IN GERMAN