NCJ Number
25971
Date Published
1973
Length
18 pages
Annotation
TABULAR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON JUVENILE DELINQUENTS IN DES MOINES AND POLK COUNTY (IA) BASED ON A 43.5 PER CENT SAMPLE OF JUVENILE COURT CASES UPON WHICH A DELINQUENCY PETITION HAD BEEN FILED IN 1971.
Abstract
INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON SEX, RACE, AGE, SOURVE OF AND REASON FOR REFERRAL, PRIOR REFERRALS IN 1971, INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ) AND DISABILITIES, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND STATUS, RESIDENCE, PARENTAL SITUATION, SIBLINGS, OFFENSE, AND CASE STATUS. THE LAST FOUR TABLES CONTAIN DATA ON DELINQUENCY RATES WITHIN CENSUS TRACTS OF DES MOINES AND POLK COUNTY.