YOUTH AND THE LAW - AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF INTRODUCTION OF LEGAL EDUCATION MATERIALS ON YOUTH ATTITUDES AND COGNITIONS

• NCJ Number: 11280
• Author(s): M K HOFFMAN; D B GERMAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 19 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EFFECTS OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A BOOKLET CONCERNING YOUTH AND THE LAW INTO PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Abstract

THE REPORT IS BASED ON A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IN WHICH A TEST-RETEST MEASUREMENTS APPROACH WAS EMPLOYED ON A CONTROL GROUP AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP. THE BOOKLET APPEARS TO HAVE INDUCED MILD INCREASES IN KNOWLEDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA LAW AND ASPECTS OF THE GENERAL LEGAL SYSTEM. CHANGES IN STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE LAW WERE NOT CLEAR.