NCJ Number
108028
Date Published
1986
Length
48 pages
Annotation
A followup study of 93 juvenile offenders who were placed on probation during fiscal year 1979-80 in the third circuit court in Hawaii focused on demographic, offense, and other variables related to recidivism during the following 5 to 6 years.
Abstract
The sample included all juvenile referrals to the court during that fiscal year. Forty-three subjects had had prior referrals; eight of these had been referred more than twice. Four measures of recidivism were considered. Twenty-nine percent of the offenders had adult convictions, 39.7 percent were arrested as adults, 74.2 percent as juveniles, and 77.4 percent as either adults or juveniles. Subjects who did not receive special conditions of probation recidivated at a significantly higher rate than those who did. Those who were not ordered to provide restitution or community service recidivated at a significantly higher rate than those who were ordered. Similarly, those not receiving 'other special conditions' recidivated at a significantly higher rate than those who were ordered. Kona subjects recidivated at a significantly higher rate than those from Hilo and other districts. Data tables, appended study instrument, and 14 references.