NCJ Number
117277
Date Published
1989
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This comparison of characteristics of juveniles arrested for serious offenses in Honolulu with a sample of those arrested for selected offenses revealed that the first group had higher percentages of other arrest charges in and before 1985.
Abstract
There were about 6,700 bookings of juvenile arrests, excluding status offenses, traffic offenses, and warrants, in Honolulu in 1985. Of these bookings, about 3 percent were for serious offenses such as rape and robbery. Juveniles arrested for serious offenses not only had longer and more serious arrest records, but their average age of first arrest, 15 years, was a year more than the comparison group. Compared to juveniles arrested for a selected offense, serious offenders reported lower rates of parents being married and employed and higher percentages of abuse, being the only child, having a deceased parent, and having a nonguardian parent. The study's findings also suggested that juveniles arrested for a serious offense are at higher risk of continuing their offending behaviors into adulthood. The report also compares characteristics of juveniles arrested for the specific crimes of robbery, shoplifting, and other theft. Tables, a glossary, and footnotes.