NCJ Number
36861
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS 49-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFIEDS THE DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF SCHOOL VANDALISM BY RATING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE SCHOOL AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD ACCORDING TO OBSERVABLE DEMOGRAPHIC CRITERIA.
Abstract
THESE DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES, ALONG WITH SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES IDENTIFIED THROUGH ANOTHER SURVEY INSTRUMENT (NCJ-36862) ARE DESIGNED TO BE COLLAPSED INTO A HUMAN ECOLOGICAL MODEL AND USED AS A PREDICTIVE TOOL SHOWING WHAT CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DETER OR STIMULATE CRIME AND VANDALISM IN SCHOOLS.