NCJ Number
111686
Journal
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Dated: (1987) Pages: 99-109
Date Published
1987
Length
11 pages
Annotation
Two Scottish studies examine the degree of group involvement in delinquency.
Abstract
The first study indicates that among boys, although there was a wide variation in the degree to which particular types of offenses were committed alone or in the company of others, there was no general offense category that was predominantly solitary. There were no identified juveniles who always offended alone. The second study compared adolescent boys and girls and found that the girls were more likely than the boys to commit offenses in the company of others. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the role of the group context in delinquency. 5 tables and 37 references. (Author abstract modified)