NCJ Number
179518
Date Published
1990
Length
26 pages
Annotation
This document contains information on a study of developmental factors that cause or prevent criminality and suggestions to help States comply with congressional mandates to keep detained youth out of adult facilities. It also contains abstracts of other publications on topics of interest to criminal justice professionals.
Abstract
The study to trace developmental factors that cause or prevent criminality used an accelerated longitudinal design never undertaken in research on delinquency and crime. Overlapping age groups permitted the program to simulate a 21-year cohort in less than 5 years. The second article discusses bringing States into compliance with terms of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention legislation and reviews key components of successful efforts. The document includes abstracts of publications concerning corrections; courts; drugs and crime; juvenile justice; law enforcement; offenses; staff resource development; and victims. Notes