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AFFLUENT SUBURBAN DELINQUENT

NCJ Number
14728
Journal
Criminologist Volume: 8 Issue: 28 Dated: (SPRING 1973) Pages: 22-30
Author(s)
J J TOBIAS; P DENOMME
Date Published
1973
Length
9 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR OF YOUTH IN AN AFFLUENT MID-WESTERN SUBURBAN TOWN.
Abstract
THE STUDY INTRODUCES THE OBSERVED TOWN AND PRESENTS THE TYPE OF CRIMES MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SUBURBAN YOUTH. ALSO OFFERED IS A DEMOGRAPHIC SKETCH OF THE SUBURBAN DELINQUENT AND THEORIES OF PRECIPITATING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF CONDUCT.