ASSAULTIVE YOUTH - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE ASSAULTIVE EXPERIENCE AND ASSAULTIVE POTENTIAL OF CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY WARDS

• NCJ Number: 9053
• Author(s): E A Wenk; R L Emrich
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 241 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-69-095
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY OF YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SEEM TO CORRELATE WITH A PRONENESS TO COMMIT VIOLENT ACTS WHEN RELEASED UNDER PAROLE SUPERVISION.

Abstract

THE RESULTS OF THE ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A VIOLENCE PREDICTION INDEX SUGGEST THAT A YOUTHFUL INDEX CAN BE CONSTRUCTED ALTHOUGH A GREAT DEAL MORE RESEARCH IS NECESSARY. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT THREE ISSUES NEED ATTENTION IF FUTURE RESEARCH ON THE VIOLENT OFFENDER IS TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL - THE DEFINITION OF VIOLENCE, THE CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS WHO COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VIOLENT OFFENDER. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)