JUVENILE VIOLENCE IN THREE UPSTATE NEW YORK COUNTIES - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42928
• Author(s): M Q WARREN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 66 pages
• Corporate Author: State University of New York at Albany
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE MAJOR DATA ANALYSES ASSESS INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUTH AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS ON ONE HAND, AND VIOLENCE CRITERIA AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM PROCESSING DIMENSIONS ON THE OTHER.

Abstract

THE SCARCITY OF PERSISTENTLY VIOLENT JUVENILES IN THE COUNTIES STUDIED IS CONSIDERED THE CENTRAL FINDING OF THIS STUDY. A SECOND FINDING INDICATES THAT VIOLENT JUVENILES, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE VARIOUS MEASURES OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR USED IN THE STUDY, DO NOT REPRESENT A SUBGROUP CONSISTENTLY SHARING CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY, PERSONAL, AND, DELINQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS. MOST VIOLENT OFFENDERS FROM THE SEVERAL COUNTIES WERE MALE, BUT THEY SHARED NO OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. RECORD DATA ON CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH AND FAMILY ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE WEAK.